Page 56 - Mann Ki Baat - English

Malaria Eradication

India is achieving unprecedented success in healthcare by fostering
innovation, ensuring equitable access, and building robust public awareness
campaigns, transforming long-standing health challenges into triumphs.

In the tea gardens of Jorhat in Assam, malaria used to be a major cause
of concern for people until four years ago. But when the tea garden
dwellers united to eradicate it, they started getting success to a great
extent.
Kurukshetra district of Haryana has also presented a very good model
for controlling malaria. Here, public participation for monitoring Malaria
has been quite successful.

-PM in his 117th ‘Mann ki Baat’ address

In the tea gardens of Jorhat, Assam, malaria was once a major
challenge, causing many deaths. However, through collective
efforts, including raising awareness, promoting cleanliness,
preventing water stagnation, and encouraging the use of
mosquito nets, the tea garden dwellers have successfully
turned the tide, ensuring a healthier and malaria-free
community.

In 'Mann ki Baat', the honour given by the Prime Minister fills
me with immense gratitude, and I sincerely thank him. I feel
very proud of the efforts we are making in our tea gardens to
combat malaria.
With the help of the garden secretary and women’s
committees, we organised meetings and gatherings in
villages. For those living in the tea gardens, we shared
information through a dedicated Facebook page and
WhatsApp groups. NGOs in the district and garden
secretaries visited households to raise awareness, while line
committees were formed to educate women and promote
cleanliness. These collective efforts have made us successful
in controlling malaria.
-Bonti Boruah Saikia, Jorhat, Assam

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