TY - JOUR AU - Nath, Arvind PY - 2022/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A Study of Malaria in Jharkhand State JF - Indian Journal of Community Health JA - Indian J Community Health VL - 34 IS - 1 SE - Review Article DO - 10.47203/IJCH.2022.v34i01.003 UR - https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/2275 SP - 11 - 13 AB - <p><strong>Background</strong>: The aim of India is to reach zero Malaria cases by 2027 and then wait for three years before WHO can grant Malaria-free status certification. It is already the beginning of 2022 and India is about to reach the halfway mark of the Malaria Elimination framework period of 2016 to 2027. <strong>Objectives</strong>: To see how far Jharkhand has reached about Malaria elimination targets. <strong>Methods</strong>: By reviewing documents published by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP). <strong>Results</strong>: The Latehar District of Jharkhand had a very high Annual Parasite Incidence (API) of 10.86 during 2018. <strong>Conclusions</strong>: If interventions like the treatment of positive patients and asymptomatic carriers occur, the API will be expected to decrease drastically.</p> ER -