India sets target to eliminate malaria by 2030

[Gibbs]

India sets target to eliminate malaria by 2030 - Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday set the target of eliminating malaria by 2030 after neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal reported no deaths due to the vector-borne disease in the past several years.

"We are committed to achieving the target of elimination of malaria by 2030, which will require huge financial resources. We will effectively work with the development partners and civil society," Union health minister JP Nadda said.

Launching the National Framework for Malaria Elimination (2016-2030) here, the minister said 70 per cent of malaria cases and 69 per cent of malaria deaths among Southeast Asian countries, occur in India.


"The objective of the framework is to reduce the incidence of malaria to less than one case per 1,000 population per year in all states and UTs by 2024. We would ask all state governments to include malaria eradication programme in their policy matters," he said.


Quoting statistics, Nadda said more than 80 per cent of the country's population live in "malaria transmission high-risk areas" of around 200 districts covering states like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal and the seven northeastern states.


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hope i achieve it...Raw Agent
"Presently, 80 per cent of malaria is prevalent among 20 per cent of the people classified as 'high risk', although approximately 82 per cent of the country's population live in malaria transmission risk areas," he said.


Under the framework for malaria elimination, the country has been divided into three categories on the basis of annual parasite incidences and key interventions have been identified to achieve the goal, the Union minister added.

Sri Lanka has reported no malaria deaths in the last one decade, while in Nepal no death due to the vector-borne disease took place since 2012.

 

[Godman]

Indias too slow in this one

 

[Ankit Kumar]

We have one of the lowest number of doctors for per 1000 people ( At least this is what I read in 2014). And untill we resolve and upgrade the very basic medical facility , it's a very difficult task.

 

[Nike]

Indias too slow in this one

would like to see if your Sri Lanka will fared any better if your country had 1,3 billion people to administered and more than 3 million square km of land area to be watched.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Tough, but not impossible.

 

[Echo_419]

would like to see if your Sri Lanka will fared any better if your country had 1,3 billion people to administered and more than 3 million square km of land area to be watched.

Not to forget if you have minorities of every kind-Lingual, Ethnic, Religious you name it & we have it

On topic
People used to say the same thing about Polio in India

 

[Godman]

would like to see if your Sri Lanka will fared any better if your country had 1,3 billion people to administered and more than 3 million square km of land area to be watched.

Size or population isn't the problem India could have reduced malaria If they tried more with a proper plan before

 

[protest]

Size or population isn't the problem India could have reduced malaria If they tried more with a proper plan before

Come on, you are comparing Srilanka to India.

 

[Sky lord]

Size or population isn't the problem India could have reduced malaria If they tried more with a proper plan before

They did try earlier during Indira Gandhis time. The problem was that the anopheles mosquito mutated and became resistant to the pesticides they were using.
Not sure what the current plan is, but I hope it takes into account lessons learnt from previous efforts.

 

[Aero]

Indias too slow in this one

India has lot of people to care.

 

[ConcealCarry]

and how would you stop ISI trained mosquitoes from crossing border and biting your arses?

 

[Gibbs]

Size or population isn't the problem India could have reduced malaria If they tried more with a proper plan before

Not a easy task to eliminate epidemic's in countries as massive and densely populated as India, Smaller island nations have advantages as they have natural boundaries to contain the spread of diseases.. With much less population.. On the other hand India has open borders and with massive population living in dense area's

Prevention is the only solution for vector born disease

Public sanitation is also a core issue especially in India, Mosquitoes breed in unsanitary conditions, stagnant water, garbage etc.. So unless they can get the immediate environs clean, It's highly unlikely they can stop mosquitoes from breeding

Actually eradication of polio from India is a massive achievement for the country and shows if the right mechanisms are in place it can be achieved, Though Malaria is a whole new challenge, It's not impossible