World Malaria Day celebrations at Mandla and New Delhi.
On April 25 2019, MEDP collaborated with the District Malaria Office Mandla and participated in the malaria awareness rallies and camps conducted throughout the district. This year’s theme was ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’. The local population was given information about the signs and symptoms of malaria and prevention methods ahead of the rainy season in the district. MEDP was also invited to participate in the World Malaria Day celebrations at National Centre for Disease Control in New Delhi. The event was jointly organized by National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), and World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India. The meeting highlighted the current needs for malaria elimination in the country and encouraged the sharing of best practices by different states and projects with the programme so that the same can be replicated all across the country.