Mamta Banerjee has asked the government to issue an advisory to remove stagnant water from market places, schools, hospitals, railway stations, bus stands among others.

The inhabitants of Kamarchuburi and Ghorparachuburi areas under Tezpur Municipal Board are facing the threat of dreaded diseases like Japanese Encephalitis and malaria, it is alleged that the Healt

With the monsoon going on, the threat of dengue is looming large and people are adopting all types of measures to ward off mosquitoes.

The number of malaria patients in the state has gone up to 2,400 in the last three months. Of these, 50 per cent cases have been detected since the start of the monsoon.

It sounds like a pretty 'fowl' suggestion but the odour of chickens could be the key to preventing malaria or even Zika, scientists believe.

For the first time, the Gujarat government has declared dengue and malaria as notifiable diseases.

Climate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows.

In view of the increased mortality of children due to diarrhoea, the Health Department shall be observing Intensive Diarrhoea Control Fortnight in Jalandhar district from July 11 to 30.

With the upcoming high-risk season for transmission of vector-borne diseases, the malaria wing of the Chandigarh Health Department has geared up its field activities for prevention and control of m