Raipur: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and NITI Aayog appreciated the malaria-free Bastar campaign run by the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh for the eradication of malaria in the Bastar division of the state.
UNDP in its report submitted to NITI Aayog has said that the campaign has yielded very good results in the aspirational districts of Bijapur and Dantewada. With the effect of Malaria-free Bastar campaign, there has been a reduction of 71 percent in malaria cases in Bijapur district and 54 percent in Dantewada. UNDP has described this campaign as one of the best campaigns conducted in aspirational districts. It has said in its report that such a campaign should be conducted in other aspirational districts of the country to eliminate malaria.
It is noteworthy that the malaria-free Bastar campaign launched by the state government to make Bastar division free from malaria has seen a huge impact. After seeing its best results in Bastar region, this campaign was also implemented in Surguja division at the end of last year as malaria-free Chhattisgarh campaign.
In both the divisions run by the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh, the cases of malaria are continuously decreasing due to these special campaigns. There has been a 60 percent reduction in malaria cases in Surguja division and 45 percent in Bastar division in April-2021 as compared to April-2020.
