NEW DELHI, AUG 29 (PTI): I ndia recorded an virtually 80 per cent decline in malaria circumstances and deaths between 2015 and 2025, whereas high-burden districts fell from 155 to 33, the Union Well being Ministry stated Saturday. As many as 160 districts reported zero indigenous malaria circumstances throughout 2022-2025, indicating sustained interruption of native transmission.
The ministry reviewed malaria management measures in 33 high-burden districts throughout 9 states and UTs, which accounted for 64 per cent of circumstances and 54 per cent of deaths in 2025. Extra Secretary Aradhana Patnaik urged sustained vigilance and area-specific methods to attain the 2030 malaria elimination goal.
States had been directed to implement District and Village Motion Plans, strengthen the “Check, Deal with and Monitor” technique, intensify surveillance and guarantee uninterrupted diagnostic providers and anti-malarial medicine, notably in distant areas.
The assembly additionally pressured correct knowledge reporting and inter-sectoral coordination to deal with water-logging, mosquito breeding and environmental elements driving transmission.
India sees nearly 80% decline in malaria cases, deaths: Health Min
