Rajasthan Advances in Malaria Elimination Efforts
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Malaria Elimination in Rajasthan |
| Why in News? | Rajasthan included in Category-1 for malaria elimination at the national level on World Malaria Day 2025. |
| Key Highlights | - Drastic Drop in Malaria Cases: From 2213 cases in 2024 to 59 cases in 2025 (so far). |
| - Public Awareness Campaign: IEC activities like larva demonstration, audio-video publicity, pamphlets, and posters. | |
| - Preventive Measures: Anti-larval spraying, focal spraying, fogging, and source reduction activities across urban and rural areas. | |
| - High-Risk Districts: Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) conducted in 9 high-risk districts (Alwar, Balotra, Barmer, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Pratapgarh, Salumber, Sriganganagar, and Udaipur). | |
| About Malaria | - Caused by Plasmodium parasite transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. |
| - Two Dangerous Species: P. Falciparum and P. Vivax. | |
| - Symptoms: Fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and fatigue. | |
| World Malaria Day | - Celebrated annually on April 25 since 2007. |
| - 2025 Theme: "Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite". |