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Recruitment of workers for mosquito control measures in Kochi may take time

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Recruitment of workers for mosquito control measures in Kochi may take time

It may take at least a fortnight for the city to get the services of 150 workers for mosquito control measures even as pest attack remains unabated in the city. Mayor M. Anilkumar had announced at the last meeting of the Kochi Corporation that 150 more workers would be hired to augment pest control measures … Read more

Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria – ET HealthWorld

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Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria – ET HealthWorld

Pretoria: The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths in 2020 globally. Malaria remains a menace across Africa. The continent carries … Read more