SRI LANKA IS MALARIA FREE - WHO



"The change in strategy was unorthodox, but highly effective. Mobile malaria clinics in high transmission areas meant that prompt and effective treatment could reduce the parasite reservoir and the possibility of further transmission. 

 Effective surveillance, community engagement and health education, meanwhile, enhanced the ability of authorities to respond, and mobilized popular support for the campaign," a WHO statement said.



Further, to maintain elimination and ensure the parasite is not reintroduced to the country, Sri Lanka's anti-malaria campaign is working closely with local authorities as well as international partners to keep up the surveillance and the response capacity, and to screen high-risk populations entering the country.



Considering that as many as 3.2 billion people, or almost half the world's population, are at risk from the disease, Sri Lanka becoming malaria-free is a "remarkable public health achievement" as WHO puts it.

"Sri Lanka's road to elimination was tough, and demanded well-calibrated, responsive policies," WHO said.

It is no wonder then that WHO calls Sri Lanka becoming malaria-free a "remarkable public health achievement".

 SOURCE : TIME OF INDIA (T. O. I)

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