Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Wednesday said Goa, which has the best parameters in the health sector in the entire country, could possibly dream of having a malaria-free State by working in tandem with other departments to achieve the not-too-impossible.

The most clinically advanced malaria vaccine so far should be ready for use in three to five years after phase three trials began in May, researchers said on Tuesday. The vaccine

New Delhi: Dengue has emerged as a major threat this season with hospitals around the city reporting a sharp increase in the number of cases and yet the government response seems to be muted. The MCD says the situation is under control and only 425 cases have been reported so far in the capital.

New Delhi: With 25 more people testing positive for dengue on Monday, the total number of those suffering from the vector-borne disease in the capital this season touched 391.

New Delhi: Fourteen cases of dengue were confirmed on Sunday morning, taking the total number of cases of the vector-borne disease in the capital to 366, a health department official said.

Assuming almost epidemic proportions in southern Bihar, cerebral malaria has caused the death of 34 children in Gaya district in a month while 115 children are undergoing treatment for the disease at a hospital there.

New Delhi: There has been a rise in mosquito breeding in Delhi in the past one month with 352 cases of dengue being reported in the city till Friday. Civic agencies have started fogging in colonies. While MCD claims to have sprayed in 6.8 lakh houses till now and NDMC officials claim to have covered their entire area, two deaths have been reported.

MCD Says Cases Lower Than Last Year, Mosquito-Breeding Under Control