AGARTALA, April 25 (TIWN): World Malaria Day will be celebrated in the State on April 25. The theme for this year will be, “Invest in the future, Defeat Malaria.” To create awareness about the spreading of malaria, Health Minister Badal Chowdhury and Health Secretary M. Nagaraju had issued a press release to aware the people about this deadly disease. In his message, Health Minister told that though” it is a matter of deep concern that every year people of the State are affected by this mosquito born disease, especially children, but from now, it is the duty of both the State Government and the people to fight against this disease. “

World Malaria Day (WMD) is commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 627,000 deaths, mostly among African children. Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the Middle East and parts of Europe are also affected.

 World Malaria Day – a day to celebrate the gains made in the fight against malaria. Each year, this day highlights global efforts to control malaria and mobilizes action to combat the disease. The World Malaria Day theme provides a common platform for countries to showcase their successes in malaria control and unify diverse initiatives in the changing global context. Malaria-endemic countries have made incredible gains in malaria in the last decade, but sustaining them will take extra efforts until the job is finished and malaria is eliminated worldwide.

The theme from 2013 to 2015 is Invest in the future, Defeat malaria to call attention to efforts to finish the job 2015.  To boost the action towards the 2015 malaria targets, an ongoing RBM scheme provides a window on political commitment, new investments and action taken to overcome challenges in endemic countries. It is to be mention that, After June early this year Malaria has once again started to make its impact in the lives of Tripura especially in the remote tribal areas. During this time more than 90 deaths occurred.