Lok Sabha Question No. 3580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Deaths due to Vector Borne Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, SRIRAM MALYADRI, K. GOPAL, RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA, RAM PRASAD SARMAH, KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3580 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## DEATHS DUE TO VECTOR BORNE DISEASES

## 3580. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

DR. K. GOPAL:

DR. RAVINDRA BABU:

SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

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

- (a) the number of deaths recorded due tovarious vector borne diseases in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, disease -wise, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) the details of various programmes/ schemes launched and funds allocated to check vector borne diseases in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the details of target set/achieved for various vector borne diseases in the country;
- (d) the necessary steps taken to address the issue of shortage of health workers involved in various programmes to check vector borne diseases;
- (e)the  steps  taken  for  research  and development  of  vaccines  for  various  vector borne diseases; and
- (f) the other measures taken to check spread of various vector borne diseases in the cou try?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) : States/UTs deaths due to Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis & Kala -azar given at Annexure -I .

Till  date,  there  is  no  death  reported  by  any  State/UT  directly  attributa Chikungunya & Filaria.

- (b) : The funds allocated for the vector borne disease under NVBDCP  at Annexure -II .
- (c): Malaria is targeted for Elimination by 2030 as per National Framework for Mala elimination 2016 - 2030.  Number  of  malaria  cases  have declined from 1090724 in 2016 to 840838 in 2017 in the country. The Case Fatality Rate (death per 100 cases) for Deng targeted to sustain <1%. Case Fatality Rate for dengue is 0.2% during 2017. The targ Chikungunya is to prevent outbreaks. No m ajor outbreak of Chikungunya has been reported in 2017. The overall goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality due to JE. The case fatali due to JE has decreased from 16.8% in 2016 to 11.6% in 2017. Kala- azar  is  targeted  for elimination.  Out  of  633  e ndemic  blocks,  559  (88%)  blocks  achived  elimination  target  by 2017. Lymphatic Filariasis is targeted for elimination. 38% (97 districts out of 256 districts ) have achieved elimination target of MF rate less than 1% and stopped MDA after valida throughTransmission Assessment Survey (TAS).
- (d) : Government  of India support the states by providing financial assistance for h resource under NHM and regularly advise them to fill up the vacant posts.
- (e) : Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) ICMR' s National Institute of Virology (Pune)  developed  an  indigenous  Japanese  Encephalitis  vaccine  JenVac  in  public  priv partnership with Bharat Biotech which was launched by the Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare on 4th October 2013.

The Government of India initiated vaccination with Chinese JE vaccine SA - 14- 14- 2 in endemic districts of India in 2006 against Japanese Encephalitis. Since then, this being administered.

- (f) : Strategies adopted for Vector Borne Diseases prevention and cont rol in the country.
- Early diagnosis and complete treatment
- Case based surveillance and rapid response
- Integrated Vector Management
- o Indoor Residual Spray (IRS)
- o Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs)/Insecticide treated  Nets (ITNs)
- o Larval Source Management (LSM)
- Epidemic Preparedness and Early Response
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Advocacy, Coordination and Partnerships
- Behaviors Change Communication (BCC) and Community Mobilization
- Programme Planning and Management

| State-wise VBDs Deaths -NVBDCP   |
|----------------------------------|

| 26   | Tripura       |   21 | 14    | 6   | 0   | 0 1   |   0 | 0   | 0 4   |   1 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0     |
|------|---------------|------|-------|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|
| 27   | Uttarakhand   |    0 | 0 0   | 0   |     |       |   0 | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 | 0 0 | 0   |   0 | 0     |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh |    0 | 0 0   | 0   | 9   | 4 42  |  28 | 0   | 42    |  73 |  93 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0     |
| 29   | West Bengal   |   34 | 59 29 |     | 14  | 45    |  19 |     | 75    |  39 |  40 | 0 0 | 0   |   0 | 0     |
| 30   | A&N Islands   |    0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 |     | 0     |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0 0   |
| 31   | Chandigarh    |    1 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 1     |   0 | 0   |       |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0 0 0 |
| 32   | D & N Haveli  |    0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0     |   2 | 0   | 0     |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0     |
| 33   | Daman & Diu   |    0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0     |   0 | 0   |       |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0 0   |
| 34   | Delhi         |    0 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 60    |  10 | 9   | 0     |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0 0   |
| 35   | Lakshadweep   |    0 | 0     | 0   |     | 0     |   0 | 0   |       |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0 0   |
| 36   | Pudducherry   |    1 | 0     | 0   | 0   | 0     |   2 | 7   | 0     |   0 |   0 | 0   | 0   |   0 | 0 0   |
|      | Total         |  384 | 331   | 104 | 2   | 220   | 245 | 253 | 1     | 291 | 283 | 252 | 0 5 |   0 | 0 0   |

Annexure-II States/UTs-wise fund allocated to Vector Borne Diseases in the country (Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | States/UTs     | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   |
|----------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs     | 2015-16      | 2016-17      | 2017-18      |
| 1        | Andhra Prd.    | 825.00       | 728.00       | 909.95       |
| 2        | Arunachal Prd. | 1274.00      | 1183.00      | 1183.00      |
| 3        | Assam          | 2582.00      | 2395.10      | 2335.10      |
| 4        | Bihar          | 3540.00      | 3534.00      | 3673.50      |
| 5        | Chattisgarh    | 2096.00      | 908.00       | 3364.50      |
| 6        | Goa            | 98.00        | 102          | 106.76       |
| 7        | Gujarat        | 1072.00      | 1100.00      | 1259.00      |
| 8        | Haryana        | 255.00       | 200.00       | 52.00        |
| 9        | Himachal Prd.  | 104.00       | 26.00        | 45.00        |
| 10       | J & K          | 92.00        | 94.20        | 99.62        |
| 11       | Jharkhand      | 3945.00      | 3390.00      | 3370.91      |
| 12       | Karnataka      | 1953.00      | 1759.00      | 970.06       |
| 13       | Kerala         | 726.00       | 644.00       | 509.41       |
| 14       | Madhya Prd.    | 2441.00      | 2118.00      | 1657.15      |
| 15       | Maharashtra    | 602.00       | 1320.00      | 705.80       |
| 16       | Manipur        | 917.00       | 1005.00      | 905.00       |
| 17       | Meghalaya      | 967.00       | 915.00       | 864.00       |
| 18       | Mizoram        | 1219.00      | 1104.00      | 1364.00      |
| 19       | Nagaland       | 1203.00      | 1117.00      | 1117.00      |
| 20       | Orissa         | 3887.00      | 10037.00     | 10177.00     |
| 21       | Punjab         | 399.00       | 402.00       | 1038.63      |
| 22       | Rajasthan      | 2615.00      | 2180.80      | 1388.65      |
| 23       | Sikkim         | 61.00        | 90.90        | 41.90        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu     | 1619.00      | 1409.00      | 1410.55      |
| 25       | Telangana      | 3965.00      | 685.00       | 628.33       |
| 26       | Tripura        | 1400.00      | 1617.00      | 1617.00      |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh  | 3593.00      | 3650.00      | 3343.80      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand    | 200.00       | 266.00       | 249.38       |
| 29       | West Bengal    | 1801.00      | 1910.00      | 1600.00      |
| 30       | Delhi          | 171.00       | 169.00       | 168.17       |
| 31       | Puducherry     | 49.00        | 51.00        | 51.83        |
| 32       | A&N Islands    | 352.00       | 349.00       | 373.00       |
| 33       | Chandigarh     | 80.00        | 77.00        | 60.00        |
| 34       | D & N Haveli   | 96.00        | 107.00       | 100.00       |
| 35       | Daman & Diu    | 67.00        | 71.00        | 66.00        |
| 36       | Lakshadweep    | 47.00        | 36.00        | 41.00        |
|          | Total          | 46313.00     | 46750.00     | 46847.00     |