Dengue forthcoming, Covid-19 concentrated upon on July 13, 2020As a public health researcher, I espouse the notion that our goal shall not be the reduction of death rates through clinical interventions but also stop transmission and preventable deaths. That is achievable through stronger public health systems, capacity building and sustained investments to tackle public health issues as a whole. This theme needs to […]
Leishmaniasis: a soaring epidemic on November 6, 2019Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) is existent in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection that is induced by Leishmania parasites and is transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. The sandflies are hematophagous insects of medical importance and are distributed in warm zones ranging from semi-deserts to rainforests. The hitch of […]
Global warming triggering recrudescence of mosquito-borne diseases? on August 24, 2019Oft times we hold an opinion regarding global warming just in terms of extreme weather, but the brunt of global warming augments far beyond natural disasters. Global warming forged new threats for human exposure to mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) i.e. diseases that are transmitted to humans through the bites of mosquitoes that carry the disease-causing pathogens. […]