MALARIA CONTROL STRATEGIESE

MALARIA CONTROL STRATEGIES

1. Early case Detection and Prompt Treatment (EDPT)

• EDPT is the main strategy of malaria control - radical treatment is necessary for all the cases of malaria to prevent transmission of malaria.
• Chloroquine is the main anti-malaria drug for uncomplicated malaria.
• Drug Distribution Centres (DDCs) and Fever Treatment Depots (FTDs) have been established in the rural areas for providing easy access to anti-malarial drugs to the community.
• Alternative drugs for chloroquine resistant malaria are recommended as per the drug policy of malaria.

2. Vector Control

(i) Chemical Control

• Use of Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) with insecticides recommended under the programnme
• Use of chemical larvicides like Abate in potable water
• Aerosol space spray during day time
• Malathion fogging during outbreaks

(ii) Biological Control

• Use of larvivorous fish in ornamental tanks, fountains etc.
• Use of biocides.

(iii) Personal Prophylatic Measures that individuals/communities can take up

• Use of mosquito repellent creams, liquids, coils, mats etc.
• Screening of the houses with wire mesh
• Use of bednets treated with insecticide
• Wearing clothes that cover maximum surface area of the body

4. Community Participation

• Sensitizing and involving the community for detection of Anopheles breeding places and their elimination
• NGO schemes involving them in programme strategies
• Collaboration with CII/ASSOCHAM/FICCI

5. Environmental Management & Source Reduction Methods

• Source reduction i.e. filling of the breeding places
• Proper covering of stored water
• Channelization of breeding source

6. Monitoring and Evaluation of the programme

• Monthly Computerized Management Information System(CMIS)
• Field visits by state by State National Programme Officers
• Field visits by Malaria Research Centres and other ICMR Institutes
• Feedback to states on field observations for correction actions.