Nagaland witnesses decrease in Malaria positive cases; 8,479 in 2009 to only five in 2022

Nagaland witnesses decrease in Malaria positive cases; 8,479 in 2009 to only five in 2022

Representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@nagaland_nvbdcp Nagaland has been witnessing a decrease in Malaria positive cases – from 8,479 in 2009 to only five in 2022 while malaria deaths have also came down from 35 to zero during the same period, a Health Department official said. State Programme Officer, National Vector Borne Disease Control … Read more

Four railway stations to be lit up to mark World Malaria Day

Four railway stations to be lit up to mark World Malaria Day

India has made remarkable progress in controlling malaria with 86.45 per cent decline in cases of the vector- borne disease and 79.16 per cent reduction in deaths in 2021 as compared to 2015, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. During an address here on World Malaria Day, the minister said railway stations in … Read more