Covid has strengthened our health systems
February 18, 2021
A sense of purpose This year’s Budget has made a strong push for health and wellbeing - PUNIT PARANJPE
A sense of purpose This year’s Budget has made a strong push for health and wellbeing - PUNIT PARANJPE×
The response to the pandemic offers valuable lessons in the fight against old enemies like malaria
As the curtains dropped on a rather unforgettable year, the World Malaria Report 2020 brought cheer for India. Reported malaria cases were down by 46 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018. India accounted for the largest decline in malaria cases in the South-East Asia in 2000-19. The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), which has been relentless in driving the malaria elimination goal, deserves much of the credit.