85 percent decline in average monthly malaria cases in Odisha
New Delhi: A special anti-malaria project started by the Odisha government has shown an 85 percent decline in average monthly malaria cases in four districts of the state.
According to the results disclosed by Comprehensive Case Management Programme (CCMP), Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran (DAMaN) has reduced malaria incidence in four districts of the state namely Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal and Dolangir.
"The experience from this project has given rise to the conceptualization of DAMaN which is ongoing successfully across 22 districts," said Dr Brajakishore Brahma, Director of Health Services, Odisha.
CCMP was started in 2013 in pairs of intervention and control blocks in four districts with different transmission intensities and catered to a population of 9,00,000 people in Odisha.
It rigorously implemented the World Health Organization's (WHO) Test-Treat-Track initiative that urged malaria-endemic countries to scale up diagnostic testing, treatment and surveillance for malaria.
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