Speakers at a Seminar to celebrate World Malaria Day said that increased malaria prevention and control measures were essential to reduce the disease burden in the country. Malaria was a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that were transmitted to people through bites of infected mosquitoes. They said parasites spread to people through the bites of [...]
The largest ever study to assess the effects of malaria and its treatment in the first trimester of pregnancy has shown that the disease significantly increases the risk of miscarriage but that treating with antimalarial drugs is relatively safe and reduces this risk. In the study, carried out at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) [...]
World Malaria Day is observed every year on April 25th to venerate the efforts of different parts of the World to control Malaria prevalence. Novartis Pharma Pakistan, a Multinational Research based Pharmaceutical Company organized an Awareness Session recently in a local hotel in Karachi. The event comprised of interaction between the medical community [...]
