Officials and others during the advocacy programme on anti-malaria month held on the theme, ‘Test, Treat, Track’ at CMO conference hall, Mokokchung on June 25.
Mokokchung, June 25 (MExN): An advocacy programme on anti-malaria month was held on the theme, ‘Test, Treat, Track’ at CMO conference hall, Mokokchung on June 25.
A press release issued by CMO office, Mokokchung said, addressing the participants, Dr Sentizungla Marina Yaden, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Mokokchung said that the central theme of ‘Test, Treat, Track’ is a strategy introduced by WHO in the year 2010, which is a comprehensive and evidence based approach to achieve universal coverage with diagnosis, testing and effective anti-malarial treatment and continuously strengthening of the surveillance system.
She stressed on the importance of surveillance and testing, which will allow early detection and timely treatment for malaria and will also allow the judicious use of anti-malarial drugs- minimizing the chance of resistance to the drug. She urged the participants to reaffirm the commitment to ‘Test, Treat, Track’ strategy as a move towards India’s aim to achieve zero indigenous malaria cases by 2027 and full elimination by 2030.
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Dr Martula Lemtur, DPO CD-I, Mokokchung made a PowerPoint presentation on Malaria in Mokokchung District. She highlighted on the key vector borne diseases through educative insights on the diseases, its preventive measures and treatment. She also highlighted on the statistical data indicating annual vector borne disease cases in the district made possible through robust surveillance and reporting. Further, she made a presentation on the District’s initiatives to effective malaria prevention, initiated by the programme.
Ajit Kumar Verma, IAS, Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, spoke on the importance of observance of Anti-Malaria month in the District along with the rest of India as a means to educate, prevent and eradicate Malaria. He lauded the efforts made by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP) in the District to keep in control the various Vector borne diseases in the district with timely intervention, detection and treatment.
He called forth to the community leaders and various stake holders to encourage and also participate in the cause of the vision of eradicating malaria and also adhering to the preventive practices for Vector borne diseases. In this light he said, “The department is working day and night with its systems, guidelines and awareness initiatives. But until and unless there is support from the community and stakeholders, the vision cannot be achieved.”
