Important points of this new framework
India
will be divided into three categories as per malaria prevalence
ü Low
ü Moderate
ü Endemic
States
ü By
2016 end, all States are expected to include
malaria elimination in their broader health policies; by the end of
2017, all States are expected to bring down Annual Parasite Incidence [API] to
less than 1 per thousand populations.
ü By
the end of 2020, 15 States/UTs under category 1 [elimination phase] are
expected to interrupt transmission of malaria and achieve zero indigenous cases
and deaths due to malaria.
ü Reduce incidence of malaria to less than 1 case per 1000
population in all States/UTs and the districts and malaria elimination in 31
states/UTs by 2024.
ü Interrupt
indigenous transmission of malaria in all States/ UTs (Category 3) by 2027.
ü Prevent
re-establishment of local transmission of malaria in areas where it has been
eliminated and to maintain malaria-free status of the country by 2030.
ü It
is also envisaged that in States with relatively good capacity and health
infrastructure, namely, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra, accelerated efforts
may usher malaria elimination sooner — within two to three years.
ü Under
the new framework, the Ministry will depend on civil society organisations to
improve surveillance.
The
policy drafted has to be based on the data available with the government.