Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Vector Borne Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 310 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH MARCH, 2018 VECTOR BORNE DISEASE S

## *310. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  organised  any  public  awareness  campaign spread information regarding vector borne diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any criteria or Mechanism in p lace to track the increase or decrease in the number of people affected by vector borne diseases ever and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)to ( d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 310* FOR 16 TH MARCH, 2018

(a) & ( b) The Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programm (NVBDCP)  is  an  umbrella programme  for    prevention  and  control  of  Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Kala - azar, Lymphatic Filariasis and Japanese Encephalit (JE) in India. Information, Education & Communication (IEC) and Behaviou Change Communication (BCC) are integral components of NVBDCP strategies for prevention and control of these Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs). To sen the community about prevention and control of VBDs, NVBDCP has been using comprehensive  IEC  approach.  Details  of  activities  carried  out  is  prov Annexure - I. Public health being a State subject, the States and local bo carry  out  awareness  campaigns  to  spread  information  regarding  vector diseases (VBDs).

(c) & (d)   There is an established mechanism/ criteria under the NVBD track/monit or  the  increase  or  decrease  in  the  number  of  cases  suffering vector borne diseases. District - wise monthly compiled reports are received from the  states  collected  through  active  &  passive  surveillance  through    th facilities up to the village le vel by ASHAs for tracking of Malaria. Block/District - wise reports for tracking of Kala - azar cases are received from the endemic states every month.  Mass Drug Administration of Lymphatic Filaria monitored at District, State & National level. Repo rts of Dengue, Chikungunya and  Japanese  Encephalitis  cases  received  from  the  States  through  Sentin hospitals  and  Apex  referral  labs  are  regularly  monitored  to  track  inc decrease in the number of people affected.  The State/UTs - wise details o f VBDs cases are at Annexure - II & III.

## Annexure -I

1. Print  media  campaign  through  Directorate  of  Advertising  and  Vis Publicity  (DAVP): - Newspaper  advertisements  are  released  across  the country  on  Malaria,  Dengue  &  Chikungunya  and  in  endemic  States  o Filaria, Kala - azar and JE.
2. Audio Visual campaign: - Television and Radio campaigns are carried out through  Doordarshan,  Satellite  Television  channels,  All  India  Radio channels and Community radio during transmission season.
3. Officers from NVBDCP and Mi nistry participated in live TV programme to disseminate information on VBDs.
4. Social  media  campaign: - Twitter  messages  and  SMS  messages  on  VBDs uploaded in the webpage.
5. Day & Month observed: -the 25th April is observed as World Malaria Day and 16th May is o bserved as National Dengue Day. The months of June and July are observed Anti Malaria month and Anti Dengue month.
6. Community  based  activities:  Field  visits  are  made  by  NVBDCP  Officer Consultants to sensitize the community, school children and specific rget group on Prevention and Control of VBDs. Also participation in diff Melas to disseminate information on VBDs.
7. Developed  guidelines/strategy:  Developed  'Strategy  and  action  plan  for effective Community Participation on Dengue prevention and contro l'  and shared these with States/UTs for implementation .

*As on February, 2018

## State-wise VBDs Cases -NVBDCP

| Sl. No.   | State/UT            | Malaria Cases   | Malaria Cases   | Malaria Cases   | Dengue Cases   | Dengue Cases   | Dengue Cases   | Chikunguniya Cases   | Chikunguniya Cases   | Chikunguniya Cases   | JE Cases   | JE Cases   | JE Cases   | Kala-azar Cases   | Kala-azar Cases   | Kala-azar Cases   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT            | 2016            | 2017            | 2018*           | 2016           | 2017           | 2018*          | 2016                 | 2017                 | 2018*                | 2016       | 2017       | 2018*      | 2016              | 2017              | 2018*             |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 23613           | 16913           | 313             | 3417           | 4844           | 171            | 960                  | 1147                 | 73                   | 0          | 1          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 2         | Arunachal           | 3128            | 1538            |                 | 13             | 15             |                | 239                  | 15                   |                      | 0          | 5          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 3         | Pradesh Assam       | 7826            | 5473            | 88              | 6157           | 5024           | 4              | 40                   | 41                   | 0                    | 427        | 604        |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 4         | Bihar               | 5189            | 3175            | 23              | 1912           | 1875           | 2              | 566                  | 1249                 | 1                    | 100        | 74         |            | 4773              | 4127              | 156               |
| 5         | Chattisgarh         | 148220          | 141310          | 7320            | 356            | 433            | 4              | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 6         | Goa                 | 742             | 653             | 29              | 150            | 235            | 31             | 337                  | 509                  | 0                    | 1          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 44783           | 37801           | 396             | 8028           | 4632           | 213            | 3285                 | 7807                 | 739                  | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 8         | Haryana             | 7866            | 6887            | 0               | 2493           | 4413           | 0              | 5394                 | 240                  | 0                    | 2          | 4          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 9         | Himachal            | 106             | 95              | 2               | 322            | 453            | 0              | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 10        | Pradesh J & K       | 242             | 226             | 1               | 79             | 485            | 0              | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 141414          | 92770           | 3220            | 414            | 707            | 1              | 47                   | 269                  | 2                    | 47         | 29         | 2          | 1185              | 1358              | 51                |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 11078           | 6529            | 378             | 6083           | 17265          | 452            | 15666                | 32170                | 2122                 | 11         | 23         |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 13        | Kerala              | 1547            | 1194            | 62              | 7439           | 19973          | 261            | 129                  | 78                   | 0                    | 2          | 1          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 14        | Madhya              | 69106           | 46176           | 278             | 3150           | 2585           | 14             | 2280                 | 2257                 | 194                  | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 15        | Pradesh Maharashtra | 23983           | 18133           | 581             | 6792           | 7442           | 179            | 7570                 | 7639                 | 491                  | 12         | 29         |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 16        | Manipur             | 122             | 80              | 1               | 51             | 187            | 1              | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 47         | 186        | 1          | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 35147           | 16433           | 321             | 172            | 42             | 0              | 360                  | 200                  | 0                    | 47         | 48         | 1          | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 18        | Mizoram             | 7583            | 5710            | 216             | 580            | 107            |                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 19        | Nagaland            | 828             | 394             | 7               | 142            | 357            |                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 10         | 8          | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 20        | Odisha              | 444843          | 352140          | 5100            | 8380           | 4158           | 13             | 51                   | 0                    | 0                    | 242        | 79         |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 21        | Punjab              | 693             | 808             | 0               | 10439          | 15320          | 0              | 4407                 | 2472                 | 27                   | 1          | 1          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 12741           | 6837            | 61              | 5292           | 8387           | 464            | 2506                 | 1593                 | 69                   | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 23        | Sikkim              | 15              | 12              | 0               | 82             | 659            | 5              | 30                   | 83                   | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 1                 | 0                 |                   |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 4341            | 5449            | 234             | 2531           | 23294          | 1225           | 86                   | 120                  | 24                   | 51         | 127        | 10         | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 25        | Telangana           | 3512            | 2688            | 118             | 4037           | 3083           | 145            | 611                  | 663                  | 29                   | 4          | 11         |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 26        | Tripura             | 10546           | 7040            | 204             | 102            | 123            | 4              | 311                  | 468                  | 47                   | 98         | 90         |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 27        | Uttrakhand          | 961             | 532             | 6               | 2146           | 971            | 0              | 35                   | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 2                 | 2                 |                   |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh       | 40700           | 32345           | 480             | 15033          | 3066           | 76             | 2458                 | 94                   | 9                    | 410        | 693        | 10         | 107               | 115               | 3                 |
| 29        | West Bengal         | 35236           | 31265           |                 | 22865          | 10697          |                | 1071                 | 1732                 | 52                   | 174        | 165        | 1          | 177               | 156               | 5                 |
| 30        | A&N Islands         | 485             | 404             | 20              | 92             | 17             |                | 18                   | 132                  |                      | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 31        | Chandigarh          | 157             | 114             | 0               | 1246           | 1094           |                | 2857                 | 1652                 |                      | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 32        | D & N Haveli        | 375             | 297             | 1               | 4161           | 1996           | 15             | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
| 33        | Daman & Diu         | 48              | 37              | 1 0             | 89 4431        | 59 9232        |                | 0 12279              | 0 934                | 0                    | 0 0        | 0 0        |            | 0 0               | 0 0               |                   |
| 34 35     | Delhi               | 31 2            | 577 1           |                 | 0              | 0              | 9              | 0                    | 0                    | 8 0                  | 0          | 0          |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
|           | Lakshadweep         |                 |                 |                 | 490            |                |                | 463                  |                      |                      |            | 0          |            |                   |                   |                   |
| 36        | Puducherry          | 76              | 59              | 4               |                | 4766           | 91             |                      | 115                  | 202                  | 0          |            |            | 0                 | 0                 |                   |
|           | Total               | 1087285         | 842095          | 19465           | 129166         | 157996         | 3380           | 64057                | 63679                | 4089                 | 1676       | 2180       | 33         | 6245              | 5758              | 215               |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-III State-wise Filaria endemic districts and clinically manifested cases

| Sl.   | Name of State   | Number of Endemic   |             |           |                |
|-------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|-----------|----------------|
| No.   |                 | Districts           | Lymphoedema | Hydrocele | Hydrocelectomy |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh  | 10                  | 87915       | 2508      | 3376           |
| 2     | Telangana       | 7                   | 64692       | 1999      | 325            |
| 3     | Assam           | 7                   | 933         | 1256      | 652            |
| 4     | Bihar           | 38                  | 216959      | 173306    | 2189           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh    | 9                   | 6452        | 8977      | 3889           |
| 6     | Goa             | 2                   | 121         | 78        | 639            |
| 7     | Gujarat         | 11                  | 4171        | 3226      | 12201          |
| 8     | Jharkhand       | 17                  | 117021      | 49047     | 16568          |
| 9     | Karnataka       | 8                   | 17339       | 2335      | 2211           |
| 10    | Kerala          | 11                  | 16896       | 1566      | 7274           |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh  | 11                  | 4734        | 5192      | 10752          |
| 12    | Maharashtra     | 17                  | 46411       | 28131     | 41224          |
| 13    | Orissa          | 20                  | 79912       | 37085     | 139            |
| 14    | Tamil Nadu      | 20                  | 40059       | 19266     | 2715           |
| 15    | Uttar Pradesh   | 51                  | 99488       | 28736     | 30350          |
| 16    | West Bengal     | 12                  | 72466       | 24898     | 4379           |
| 17    | A&N Islands     | 1                   | 121         | 73        | 494            |
| 18    | D & N Haveli    | 1                   | 71          | 47        | 125            |
| 19    | Daman & Diu     | 1                   | 136         | 0         | 487            |
| 20    | Lakshadweep     | 1                   | 254         | 0         | 0              |
| 21    | Puducherry      | 1                   | 1304        | 0         | 2547           |
|       | Total           | 256                 | 877455      | 387726    | 142536         |