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Centre Tightens Vector Control as Nadda Reviews Delhi-NCR Dengue Readiness

National dengue counts have fallen this year even as Mumbai and Delhi report higher malaria and chikungunya.

Nadda also directed intensive IEC (Information, Education, Communication) campaigns and social media outreach to sustain public awareness on personal protection. (HT Archive)
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Alongside the dengue outbreak, malaria has also been monitored in the district. From January to August this year, 85 malaria cases were reported. (HT Archive)
Malaria cases spike in Mumbai

Overview

  • Union Health Minister J P Nadda directed intensified vector control, stronger surveillance and rapid response, stockpiling of drugs and equipment, and hospital mosquito-proofing following a Delhi-NCR review.
  • Officials highlighted the eight-pillar National Dengue Strategy, with fresh pushes on hospital readiness, nodal facility identification, and IEC and social media campaigns to drive community participation.
  • Government data indicate a 47% drop in dengue cases and 73% fewer deaths versus 2024, with a ministry briefing noting 49,573 cases and 42 deaths nationally through August.
  • Delhi’s MCD reported 297 malaria and 46 chikungunya cases so far this year, with dengue at 619 and 62 new infections last week, and flagged tracking gaps due to incomplete or wrong addresses.
  • Mumbai’s BMC logged 6,277 malaria and 542 chikungunya cases and a decline in dengue to 2,724 through September 15, as civic teams expanded house-to-house fever surveys, fogging and health camps; drones are planned for spraying in flood-affected Delhi zones and RWAs are being enlisted in Noida.