Though the Centre has given a target of eradicating malaria by 2030, the Karnataka government has taken it as a challenge to make the State malaria free by 2025, said Health Minister K. Sudhakar.
Speaking at the workshop organised by the Karnataka Health Department, Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA), and Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) on ‘Accelerating towards a Malaria Free Karnataka by 2025’. he said to achieve this target, the government requires the support of non-governmental organisations and the public in addition to government programmes.
“It should become every citizens responsibility to keep their surroundings clean. A lot of awareness has to be created in this regard,” he said, further instructing officials to travel to districts with high malaria cases and encourage people to take preventive measures to avoid the diseases.
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