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.

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