has long been one of the most malaria-affected areas in India, and the state health ministry identified it as one of the six most malaria-prone districts in the country. The new malaria ...

The number of malaria cases has seen significant reduction over the past 75 years— from 75 million at the time of independence to 20 lakh in 2023—, highlighting India’s progress towards ...

In rural India, malaria infection causes about 11 percent of all deaths, and more than one million new cases are diagnosed annually. The east-central states, including including Odisha, where this ...

Dr Chawngthanchhunga said people living in four districts -- Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit, and Siaha -- along the international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar are more prone to malaria infections ...