Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday said that India has recorded a 97 per cent reduction in malaria cases and over 90 per cent improvement in kala-azar, reflecting the country’s steady progress towards becoming malaria-free.
During a meeting conducted by the health ministry, which included the Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, and other senior officers, Nadda reviewed the current Dengue and Malaria situation in the country.
At a high-level meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, the Chief Minister directed senior officials to initiate fogging operations ahead of the scheduled time to ensure the early containment of mosquito-borne diseases.
Namibia has recorded 56,130 malaria cases and 95 deaths since the beginning of the current malaria season in December 2024, Health Minister Esperance Luvindao said.
The latest victim of malaria is a person from Behala and in the past six months more than two hundred people have suffered from malaria and two of them have died.
It is crucial for individuals to be aware of the symptoms, as well as the dos and don'ts to prevent the spread of these illnesses.
the Asia Pacific region, of the 48 countries, 20 still have endemic malaria, and aggressive and targeted interventions in these countries can end malaria.
“Garbage piles and stagnant water were fertile breeding grounds for mosquitoes and with MCD failing to carry out fogging, mosquito menace has become intolerable in the city,” Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Chaudhary Anil Kumar.
The day is aimed at spreading awareness among people to take safety measures and protect them from the diseases spread by mosquitoes.
On Monday, the WHO announced that over 1 million children have been vaccinated against the disease in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, using the world's first malaria vaccine, reports Xinhua news agency.
