At least 20 million people in Bangladesh are suffering from lymphatic filariasis, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. To eradicate the disease, the government has asked for help from the World

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A possible way of countering the virulence of a fungus

To ensure that the South East Asian Region can have the best health care possible, the 53 session of World Health Organi

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N H ANTIA Director of the Foundation for Research in Community Health, Pune, Maharashtra is striving to promote the concept of better health care for the underprivileged sections of the society. He spoke to VIBHA VARSHNEY regarding his programme of commu

Researchers have decoded the genetic sequence of the bacterium responsible for cholera. This will aid in the development of new vaccines and medicines to fight the killer disease

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The fight against AIDS in Africa hinges largely on drugs becoming more affordable in poor nations

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