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Rise in pneumonia cases reported among children in Karachi
Over 30 daily pneumonia cases are being reported among children in Karachi's main hospitals
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K-P's malaria cases for 2024 reach 54,000
Khyber district reports the highest number of malaria cases, with 10,000 confirmed cases this year.
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K-P’s malaria cases tripled last year
Half a million individuals affected in province
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Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
Extreme weather events are overwhelming health services, displacing communities and causing upsurges in infection
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CM orders action to contain malaria outbreak
Health dept sets up wards for disease at all govt hospitals
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Malaria cases spike in Pakistan after 'climate-driven' disaster
Cases rose four-fold to 1.6 million in Pakistan after devastating floods last year, says WHO
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Malaria rises as dengue ebbs in K-P
Lakki Marwat carries greatest burden of disease with 1,117 cases
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After dengue, malaria grips Balochistan
2,434 cases reported in a day in six districts
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Malaria and diseases spreading fast in flood-hit areas
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the floods were living in the open
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Mosquito nets urgently needed for flood victims
Risk of waterborne diseases like dengue and malaria grows exponentially
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Malaria vaccine
Health authorities in Third World countries confronted with issue of funding for the vaccine
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‘Massive breakthrough’: WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children
WHO says it was 'recommending the broad use of the world's first malaria vaccine'
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'Landmark' advance as malaria vaccine first to hit WHO goal
A new malaria vaccine has proven 77 per cent effective in trials on infants
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Arsenal's Aubameyang hospitalised with malaria
The forward missed Sunday's 3-0 PLe win at Sheffield; also absent for the Europa League win over Slavia Prague
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Coronavirus claims 1.5 million lives globally with 10,000 dying each day
US reports highest number of fatalities, with over 273,000 deaths
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Post-rain: Doctors fear outbreak of disease in Karachi
Garbage, accumulated rainwater could lead to malaria, dengue, typhoid, and other infectious diseases outbreak
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Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
The disease kills more than 400,000 people a year
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Capital’s rural population vulnerable to malaria
Health experts say malarial parasites now resistant to treatment
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Amid political wrangling: After dengue, malaria raises its ugly head
Already, more than 52,000 cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in Sindh
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Doctors warn of possible outbreak of water-borne diseases
Health department rejects news of an epidemic, says all is well
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1,800 dead as malaria 'epidemic' rages in Burundi: UN
A total of 1,801 died from the mosquito-borne disease between January 1 and July 21
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Alarm raised with over 16,000 malaria cases reported this year
Official says distributed mosquito nets in worst-hit areas
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Malaria surges back in crisis-hit Venezuela
Spread of malaria and other diseases across Venezuela
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177m at risk of malaria in Pakistan
Experts say 13 out of 100 people suffer from malaria in K-P
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Tens of thousands die in Africa each year due to fake drugs
Fake drugs threaten thriving pharmaceutical sector in several African countries
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Pneumonia to kill nearly 11m children by 2030, study warns
In an analysis by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children using forecasts based on current trends
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Indonesia's quake-hit Lombok battles with malaria, 137 infected
Quakes and aftershocks since July have killed about 500 people and forced thousands into evacuation shelters
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Communicable disease: Survey records rise in malaria cases
Efforts have been made to eradicate malaria, but some districts still require significant attention for eradication
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Pakistan lags behind in malaria control, despite foreign aid
318,499 cases of malaria reported in 2016
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Anti-mosquito fumigation drive kicks off in Quetta
Campaign launched on special directives of CM Bizenjo
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Italian doctors baffled after malaria kills four-year old
She had come into contact with two children who had picked up malaria during a trip to Burkina Faso in Africa
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Health experts urge greater efforts against malaria
Experts say malaria vectors usually bite victims between dusk and dawn
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Climate change amplifying malaria risk
Experts suggest a separate health policy should be devised in each district to eradicate disease
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‘Bed nets’ sold in open market as Malaria cases on the rise: WHO
80 per cent of total Malaria cases were reported from Fata and Balochistan
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Three countries to pilot world's first malaria vaccine
Malaria kills around 430,000 people a year, the vast majority of them babies and young children in sub-Saharan Africa
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DNA offers hard evidence of malaria in Roman Empire
Malaria was likely a significant historical pathogen that caused widespread death in ancient Rome
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Malaria control: Experts call for better prevention to cut burden
Dr Khawaj aadded that for non-immune individuals, symptoms may appear around 10 to 15 days after being infected
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Water-borne diseases: Health, district officials told to take pre-emptive steps
NIH says congested localities at greater risk of outbreak of gastro, dengue, malaria
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Health warning: Doctors warn against monsoon-related illnesses
With rain, comes risk of malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis, typhoid and measles
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Monsoon rains: Malaria threat on the rise in Lahore
35 patients with malaria symptoms brought to Mayo Hospital from Shahdara
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Colombia's illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak
Critics point to stagnant water buildups and poor sanitary conditions at the workers' camps
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Six African nations could be malaria-free by 2020: WHO
These countries are Algeria, Botswana, Cape Verde, Comoros, South Africa and Swaziland
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No new malaria cases in Europe, Caucasus or Central Asia in 2015
Until the end of World War II, it was common in southern Europe, including Portugal, Italy, the Balkans and Greece
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AIDS, malaria: Pakistan to get $255 million fund
The Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the occasion appreciated The Global Fund for its continued support for Pakistan
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Combating malaria in Jamrud: 0.1m mosquito nets distributed
ANP Khyber Agency’s leader Manzoor Qadir said nets were distributed as precautionary measure
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Britain and Bill Gates announce £3 billion to fight malaria
There were 438,000 malaria deaths in 2015, most of them of children aged under five
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World's first malaria vaccine gets go-ahead from EU regulators
Global health experts have long hoped scientists would be able to develop an effective malaria vaccine