The last six phases of the malaria-free Chhattisgarh campaign have yielded good results.
The Annual Parasite Index (API) of Chhattisgarh, which was 2.63 in 2018, has fallen to 0.92 in 2022, said the Director of Epidemic Control, Dr. Subhash Mishra.
The Health and Family Welfare Department organized the seventh phase of the malaria-free campaign and detected 7,930 people positive out of 9,30,820 screened in four districts, he said.
Mishra said in the seventh phase, 1,959 survey teams checked 1,83,796 houses in Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Sukma districts.