Lok Sabha Question No. 1019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Cases of Malaria
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## CASES OF MALARIA

## 1019. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

(a) whether the Government has identified sensitive distric ts of Odisha where the cases of malaria  have  been frequently  reported  with  effect  from  2019  till  date,  if  so, the  details thereof;

(b) whether the Governme nt has made any plan to focus on eradicati on of malaria particularly in the said districts; and

- (c) if so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Yes. Malaria is prevalent in all the districts of Odisha.  However, there are 7 which  have  Annual  Parasite  Incidence  (API)  >  1.    The  epidemiological  details  are Annexure -1.
- (b)& (c): Odisha  is  a  high  malaria  end emic  State.  As  per  National  Framework  for Malaria Elimination (NFME) it falls in category 3, and is targeted for elimination by 2

Steps taken by the Government of India in this regard are :

- Supply  of  necessary  logistics  like  insecticides,  Long  Lasti ng  Insecticidal  Nets (LLINs) [11.34 million LLINs were supplied to Odisha in 2017 and 2.65 million a under pipeline by Government of India] for vector control and to prevent transmis of diseases in the community.
- Supply of anti - malaria drugs, Rapid D iagnostic Tests (RDTs) for early diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
- State has been advised to form State specific action plan.
- Regular meetings with the State to review malaria situation and suggest neces actions.
- Regular trainings at all levels of health workers involved in Malaria programme.
- Sufficient budget provisioning for Information, Education and Communication (IEC in Malaria at the community level.
- Regular monitoring through monthly reports.

As a result of all these intensive measures, the incidence of Malaria has drastically come down in the State.  In the year 2016, Odisha was contributing 40.9% of total ma cases in the country i.e. 444843 cases out of 1087285 cases, and contributed to 23.3% death cases i.e. 77 deaths out of t otal of 331 cases in the country.  As contrasted to this, in year  2019,  as  per  the  provisional  data  upto  December  2019,  Odisha  has  contributed 11.8% of malaria cases in the country i.e. 39557 cases out of 334693 cases.  The d contributed are 14%,  i.e. 7 cases out of total 50 deaths in the country.

## Annexure

| Epidemiological Situation Report of Odisha 2019   | Epidemiological Situation Report of Odisha 2019   | Epidemiological Situation Report of Odisha 2019   | Epidemiological Situation Report of Odisha 2019   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                            | DISTRICT                                          | Total                                             | A.P.I.                                            |
| 1                                                 | Angul                                             | 86                                                | 0.06                                              |
| 2                                                 | Balasore                                          | 25                                                | 0.01                                              |
| 3                                                 | Bargarh                                           | 617                                               | 0.40                                              |
| 4                                                 | Bhadrak                                           | 48                                                | 0.03                                              |
| 5                                                 | Bolangir                                          | 346                                               | 0.19                                              |
| 6                                                 | Boudh                                             | 133                                               | 0.28                                              |
| 7                                                 | Cuttack                                           | 31                                                | 0.01                                              |
| 8                                                 | Deogarh                                           | 47                                                | 0.14                                              |
| 9                                                 | Dhenkanal                                         | 89                                                | 0.07                                              |
| 10                                                | Gajapati                                          | 1250                                              | 1.89                                              |
| 11                                                | Ganjam                                            | 3390                                              | 0.90                                              |
| 12                                                | Jagatsinghpur                                     | 18                                                | 0.01                                              |
| 13                                                | Jajpur                                            | 109                                               | 0.05                                              |
| 14                                                | Jharsuguda                                        | 143                                               | 0.24                                              |
| 15                                                | Kalahandi                                         | 6012                                              | 3.57                                              |
| 16                                                | Phulbani(Kandhamal)                               | 2987                                              | 3.59                                              |
| 17                                                | Kendrapada                                        | 22                                                | 0.01                                              |
| 18                                                | Keonjhar (Odisha)                                 | 453                                               | 0.23                                              |
| 19                                                | Khurda (Khordha)                                  | 150                                               | 0.06                                              |
| 20                                                | Koraput                                           | 4616                                              | 3.11                                              |
| 21                                                | Malkangiri                                        | 8690                                              | 12.89                                             |
| 22                                                | Mayurbhanj                                        | 492                                               | 0.18                                              |
| 23                                                | Nawarangpur                                       | 1512                                              | 1.12                                              |
| 24                                                | Nayagarh                                          | 241                                               | 0.24                                              |
| 25                                                | Nuapada                                           | 230                                               | 0.32                                              |
| 26                                                | Puri                                              | 71                                                | 0.04                                              |
| 27                                                | Rayagada                                          | 5719                                              | 5.27                                              |
| 28                                                | Sambalpur                                         | 134                                               | 0.13                                              |
| 29                                                | Sonepur(Subarnapur)                               | 141                                               | 0.23                                              |
| 30                                                | Sundergarh                                        | 1755                                              | 0.74                                              |
|                                                   | State Total                                       | 39557                                             | 0.88                                              |