Building Momentum for a Malaria-Free India

Himanshu Gupta Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences & Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India;

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Anup R. Anvikar ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR-NIMR), Dwarka, New Delhi, India;
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Praveen K. Bharti ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR-NIMR), Dwarka, New Delhi, India;
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

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India’s National Malaria Elimination Program, which achieved notable success in reducing cases, is now facing challenges because of the rise in malaria cases in 2023 and 2024. This increase is linked to multiple factors, including disruptions in healthcare priorities during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, drug and insecticide resistance, and the under-detection of asymptomatic carriers and pfhrp2-deleted parasites. The ultimate goal is to achieve sustainable reductions in malaria incidence and transmission, paving the way for a malaria-free India by 2030.

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Current contact information: Himanshu Gupta, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences & Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, India, Email: himanshu.gupta@gla.ac.in. Anup R. Anvikar and Praveen K. Bharti, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR-NIMR), Dwarka, India, Emails: anvikar@gmail.com and saprapbs@yahoo.co.in.

Address correspondence to Praveen K. Bharti, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR-NIMR), Dwarka 110077, India. E-mail: saprapbs@yahoo.co.in
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