Tamil Nadu moving towards malaria elimination phase
May 2 , 2022 941 days 1747 0
The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control, awarded a certificate to the State in recognition of its performance in malaria elimination and its progress from category II to category I during 2015-2021.
The category II denotes the pre-elimination phase and category I denotes the elimination phase.
While India has a target of achieving malaria elimination by 2030, Tamil Nadu aims to stamp out the disease by 2024.
Out of 38 districts, 31 has zero indigenous cases.