India plans to eliminate malaria by 2027
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding National Framework for Malaria Elimination?
1) ASHA would be given special kits to diagnose malaria.
2) Mosquito nets will be distributed.- Published on 09 Feb 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Both 1 and 2
- India will launch an ambitious programme that seeks to eliminate malaria by 2027. The WHO’s global target for malaria elimination is 2030.
- Malaria elimination is defined as a situation where a given area — district or state — records no indigenous transmission of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum, the two parasites responsible for the disease. Once all districts achieve that, a country is said to have eliminated malaria.
- Under the National Framework for Malaria Elimination, now in final stages of planning ahead of a formal launch soon, states have been divided into three categories based on their annual parasite incidence (API). Elimination will be undertaken in a phased manner and states with low incidence rates taken first, followed by the high-incidence ones.
- Under the programme, accredited social health activists will be equipped with special kits for quick diagnosis of malaria. Distribution of mosquito nets will be stepped up. The current standard of insecticide spray will be brought down to one.
