The number of malaria cases in India has fallen by a staggering 86% since 2015 and there has been a 79% reduction in the number of deaths caused by the disease between 2015 and 2021, according to a report by non-profit organisation Malaria No More.
India's budgetary allocation to fight malaria more than doubled between 2017 and 2019 and it was made a notifiable disease in 31 states and Union territories, the report titled "India's march towards malaria elimination" said.
This was complemented by the distribution of over nine crore long-lasting insecticidal nets, 4.8 crore of which were distributed between 2019 and 2021.
