Malaria-Free Certification in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar: 14 out of the 25 districts in Arunachal Pradesh are now eligible for malaria-free certification, according to Dr. KT Mulung, state program officer for the National Center for Vector Borne Disease Control (NCVBDC).

According to the PTI report, Mulung was speaking at the inauguration of the three-day state review meeting on vector-borne diseases organised by NCVBDC at Naharlagun near here.

The meeting focused on evaluating the state's efforts towards malaria elimination and reviewing the progress in combating vector-borne diseases.

Additional Senior Regional Director of the Regional Offices of Health and Family Welfare, Shillong and Guwahati, Dr. Juliana Lyngwa praised the remarkable reduction in malaria cases in the state.

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Lyngwa attributed the achievement to the dedication of health officials and field staff. She also stressed the importance of proper documentation to ensure smooth progress towards receiving malaria elimination certification.

State Family Welfare Director Dr. Amping Perme underlined the department's commitment to achieving a malaria-free Arunachal Pradesh in the near future, news agency PTI reported.

National Health Mission (NHM) Mission Director Marge Sora assured of proper allocation of funds for vector-borne disease control programmes.

The meeting, which will conclude on October 17, will review the strategies and develop actionable plans to accelerate the progress towards a malaria-free Arunachal Pradesh.

The team had earlier reported that several hospitals in Delhi are seeing an increased footfall of dengue patients, doctors said, even as the city's civic body has not released reports on vector-borne diseases for the last several weeks.

Sources at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital here said on Tuesday that a 38-year-old woman suffering from dengue died on September 17 at the Centre-run medical facility.

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