Govt sets target to eliminate Kala-azar by next year from country

Govt sets target to eliminate Kala-azar by next year from country

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Category : National Published on: August 09 2022

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  • Union Government of India has set the target to eliminate Kala-azar from country by 2023. According to Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar (Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare), out of 633 Kala-azar endemic blocks, 625 blocks have successfully eliminated the kala-azar in 2021.
  • India’s target is way ahead than World Health Organisation (WHO)’s target of eliminating the disease by 2030.
  • Kala Azar is also called as Leishmaniasis. It is a neglected tropical disease, by which over 100 countries are affected, including India.
  • The disease is caused due to parasite called Leishmania. This parasite is transmitted via bite of sand flies.
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