{"id":253757,"date":"2024-12-13T01:58:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=253757"},"modified":"2024-12-13T02:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:30:27","slug":"eliminating-malaria-a-social-imperative-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/eliminating-malaria-a-social-imperative-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminating malaria a social imperative: DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

YUPIA, 12 Dec:<\/strong> “Eliminating malaria is not just a health priority but a social and economic imperative,” said Papum Pare DC Jiken Bomjen while chairing a District Malaria Elimination Task Force meeting at the DC office conference hall here on Thursday.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, which was convened to review the progress of malaria elimination efforts and strategise the implementation of advanced measures to achieve a malaria-free status for the district, the DC said that “with a united front and rigorous implementation of our strategies, we can achieve a malaria-free district and improve the overall quality of life for our citizens.”<\/p>\n

He also emphasised the vital role of community involvement in malaria elimination and urged local leaders, religious leaders, health volunteers and civil society organisations to actively participate in the campaign.<\/p>\n

He further highlighted the need for coordination among various departments, including education, water resource development, PHE, veterinary and fisheries, to address environmental factors contributing to the spread of malaria.<\/p>\n

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Director Dr KT Mulung presented a detailed review of the state’s malaria statistics, focusing on areas with high incidence rates.<\/p>\n

He also dwelt on the impact of the ongoing interventions such as insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying, and anti-malarial treatment distribution.<\/p>\n

“These interventions have greatly reduced the vector-borne diseases in the state, resulting in 14 districts of Arunachal Pradesh being declared malaria-free,” Dr Mulung added.<\/p>\n

District vector-borne disease control programme nodal officer Dr Tana Aruna Likha presented Papum Pare district’s vector-borne disease statistics.<\/p>\n

“Till November 2024, Papum Pare has recorded only one case,” she informed, and urged all the stakeholders to intensify the efforts to completely eliminate malaria from the district.<\/p>\n

Dr Likha also highlighted the ill-effects of DDT and the alternatives that can be used in its place.<\/p>\n

The task force further deliberated optimal utilisation of resources, including funds; strengthening disease surveillance systems to detect and treat cases promptly; medical supplies, and workforce, to ensure the programme’s effectiveness. (DIPRO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YUPIA, 12 Dec: “Eliminating malaria is not just a health priority but a social and economic imperative,” said Papum Pare DC Jiken Bomjen while chairing a District Malaria Elimination Task Force meeting at the DC office conference hall here on Thursday. During the meeting, which was convened to review the progress of malaria elimination efforts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-253757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}