Lok Sabha Question No. 5681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Malaria Eradication Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5681 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## MALARIA ERADICATION PROGRAMME

## 5681. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that Malaria Eradication Programme was started more than five ago and even after five decades, there have been more t han 1,000 reported deaths every year in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the reasons that National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme and have failed to contain malaria deaths in the count ry;

(d) whether it is true that his Ministry has decided to divide the country into differen make appropriate interventions to eliminate Malaria from the country, if so, the detail and in which zone Andhra Pradesh and Telangana falls;

(e)the  manner  in  which  the  elimination  target  of  2027  can  be  achieved  when  out  of  80, sanctioned posts in 1.5 lakh subcentres, there are only 40,000 people in place; and

(f) the details of budget earmarked for the purpose and special announcement made i n 2019 - 20 Budget?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b ): The National Malaria Eradication Programme was launched in the year 1958 with the objective of eradicating malaria from the country. The programme achieved success to the extent  that  zero  death  due  to  malaria  was  recorded  in  1965.  However,  after  that  m resurgence took place and the number of malaria cases and deaths increased in the coun well as globally.

(c): Dir ectorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), the nodal agency  under  Government  of  India  (GoI),  looking  after  the  vector  borne  diseases  incl malaria,  has  achieved  spectacular  success  in  bringing  down  cases  as  well  as  deaths  d to malaria. The  success of India's  Malaria  Programme  was  lauded  by  the  World  Health Organisation (WHO) in the World Malaria Report, 2018 which indicated that India was the o High  Burden  country  which  reported  decline  of  nearly  24%  in  malaria  cases  in 2017  as compared to 2016. In the recent years, malaria cases and deaths have come down drastical given below:

|   Years |   Cases |   Deaths |
|---------|---------|----------|
|    2016 | 1087285 |      331 |
|    2017 |  844558 |      194 |
|    2018 |  429928 |       96 |

- (d) : As  per  the  National  Framework  for  Malaria  Elimination  (NFME)  India,  2016 - 30, launched  in  February,  2016  to  eliminate  malaria  in  a  phased  manner  by  2027,  all States/Union Territories(UTs) of the country are divided into three Categories:
- i. 15 low burden States (Category 1) are targeted for elimination by 2020.
- ii. 11 moderate burden States (Category 2) by 2022.
- iii. The 10 high burden States (Category 3) by 2027.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana fall in Category 2.

- (e) : PublicHealthand hospitals is a State subject. All the States have been advised to fill up vacant sanctioned posts in the sub - centers. Additional contractual human resource support has also been provided to high Malaria endemic states. Malaria is going down in the country b of increased use of rapid dia gnostic kits for quick diagnosis and treatment of malaria and use Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in high malarious areas.

(f) : The  budget  earmarked  for  the  NVBDCP  including  Malaria  in  2019 - 20  is  Rs.1202.81 crore.