14 Arunachal Pradesh districts eligible for malaria-free certification
Itanagar: 14 out of the 25 districts in Arunachal Pradesh are now eligible for malaria-free certification, according to Dr KT Mulung, state program officer for the National Center for Vector Borne Disease Control (NCVBDC).
According to the PTI report, Mulung was speaking at the inauguration of the three-day state review meeting on vector-borne diseases organised by NCVBDC at Naharlagun near here.
The meeting focused on evaluating the state's efforts towards malaria elimination and reviewing the progress in combating vector-borne diseases.
Additional Senior Regional Director of the Regional Offices of Health and Family Welfare, Shillong and Guwahati, Dr Juliana Lyngwa praised the remarkable reduction in malaria cases in the state.
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