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G P Dhillon

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PubMed1998

Process indicators for malaria control.

Malaria Control efforts are existing in India since antiquity. Organised malaria control interventions were initiated in 1953 by launching of National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) which was soon converted to eradication in 1958. The initial success achieved was short-lived as malaria resurged in sixties. In 1977, Modified Plan of Operations was launched and the malaria decreased to 2-3 million cases in 1984 and was maintained at the same level. In 1994, after large scale epidemics were experienced, deaths due to malaria increased. WHO recommended a process-based approach to malaria control involving community with decentralized planning in the Global Malaria Control Strategy. Decentralised requires redefining the role and responsibilities at each level of implementation. To facilitate this and monitor the implementation of malaria control detailed process indicators have been developed.

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PubMed1998

'Anti-malaria month'--a step forward in multisectoral collaboration and community involvement in malaria control.

For a long time malaria control in India has largely been a government responsibility with little involvement of the community at large, and other sectors of the economy in the control efforts. There is now increasing realisation that involvement of the community and a multi-sectoral approach should be essential components of the malaria control strategy. The National Malaria Eradication Programme is accordingly laying greater emphasis on coordination with other sectors of the economy, and changing community perceptions and health-related behaviour. A massive programme of community mobilisation with this objective in view has been taken up since 1997. A major component of this community mobilisation programme is the observance of an 'Anti-Malaria Month', during which, country wide awareness campaigns are undertaken at all levels of implementation, to promote inter-sectoral collaboration and community action for malaria control. The present paper summarises the rationale and messages of the 'Anti-Malaria month'.

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PubMed1997

Operational research in malaria--why and how?

Research studies conducted so far have had little bearing on the National Malaria Eradication Programme implementation for want of operational component. In India there is no dearth of scientific knowledge and technical know-how but dearth of operational research of direct relevance to the programme. The rationale for research under the operational conditions of the NMEP is discussed in this paper.

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PubMed1996

Visceral leishmaniasis control in India through primary health care system--a successful experiment of district level planning.

A model district action plan for control of Visceral Leishmaniasis a serious public health problem in north-east Bihar was developed in late 1989 and implemented in 1992 in district Vaishali. A two years implementation resulted in decline in cases and deaths due to Visceral Leishmaniasis to the extent of 65.32% and 46.51% respectively in 1993 as compared to 1992 and 41.13% and 44.93% respectively in 1994 as compared to 1993 with an overall decrease of 79.58% in case and 70.54% in deaths in 1994 as compared to 1992. The implementation of action plan not only established declining trends in morbidity and mortality due to Visceral Leishmaniasis in the district but also successfully contained the cases unresponsive to first line treatment with Sodium Stibogluconate by reducing the prevalence of such cases from 12.42% in 1992 to 8.59% in 1994. Various components of the action plan, implementation strategy and consequent impact on disease situation are presented in this paper.

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Epidemiology and control of malaria.

Malaria is essentially a local and focal disease since its transmission depends greatly on local eco-environmental conditions. In India, the incidence of total malaria cases has been contained to around 2-3 million cases per year. However, with the occurrence of outbreaks in different parts of the country since 1994, mortality due to malaria has increased. The challenges posed by changing epidemiological paradigms of malaria, occurrence of outbreaks, increasing trends of P. falciparum cases, spreading resistance to available anti-malarials and development of resistance of vectors to insecticides are areas for major concern. The National Anti-Malaria Programme has made necessary modifications/adjustments in the malaria control strategy with the adoption of the Global Malaria Control Strategy.

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