August 28, 2026 8:13 PM
India sees nearly 80 pc decline in malaria cases between 2015-2025: Health Ministry
India recorded a nearly 80 per cent decline in malaria cases and deaths between 2015 and 2025, while the number of high-burden districts dropped sharply from 155 to 33, according to the Union Health Ministry. As many as 160 districts reported zero indigenous malaria cases during 2022-2025, reflecting sustained interruption of local transmission and the impact of targeted malaria-control and elimination measures, the ministry said. The progress was reviewed at a high-level meeting chaired by Ar...
