New Delhi, Dec 28 || India has achieved key targets for cases and deaths of vector-borne diseases like malaria, kala-azar, lymphatic filariasis, the government said on Saturday.
The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) is responsible for preventing and controlling these diseases.
According to the Ministry of Health, India has made substantial progress in reducing the malaria burden.
Between 2015 and 2023, "the country has achieved a reduction of 80.53 per cent in malaria morbidity and 78.38 per cent in malaria mortality", the Ministry said.
"In 2024 (till October -provisional), there is 13.66 per cent increase in malaria cases and 32.84 per cent decrease in malaria deaths," it added.
This year, surveillance has also been increased in 23 states, till October. India aims to eliminate malaria by 2030.