Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal said that the state is continuously striving to achieve malaria eradication targets. “The annual parasite index has dropped from 5.21 in 2015 to 0.98 in 2023. A roadmap has been prepared to eradicate malaria by 2030.”
He was addressing a three-day regional divisional workshop on the malaria eradication campaign in Raipur. The Joint Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Rajiv Manjhi, and Health Department officials from 10 Global Fund-supported states were present.
Jaiswal reviewed the malaria situation of all 10 states. He instructed the officials to increase malaria screening and the quality of microscopic and rapid diagnostics tests.