AGARTALA, July 7 (TIWN): Malaria threats have once again hit the tribal hamlets of Dhallai district over past few days. According to the sources many are reported with malaria virus from different coroner of the Dhallai district.

Inept administrators and incompetent officials of the Health and Family Welfare department of Tripura is only responsible for the great debacle which was faced by the whole state last year when the Malaria Outbreak did hit the entire state and again fresh outbreak of Malaria is reported from Dhallai District.

Though the state govt. claims to have taken certain measures to prevent the situation but situation remains alarming. Although the state medical team claims that they have been conducting a regular health camp at the malaria affected villages but Malaria is still prevailing in the state.  

Since many tribal populations do not complete the full course of drugs, malaria become drug resistant and once a mosquito bites them, it can infect others. Many malaria cases are reported even in winter because of this phenomenon. As this season is peak season for jhum cultivation the tribals’ are toiling in fields that are swarmed with mosquitoes on their bodies, hence they are susceptible to mosquito bites

It is to be mentioned here that with the recent outbreak of malaria panic has started to grip the people living in the tribal hamlets of Dhallai district. Only a year ago more than many people died across the state due to malaria attack. And again the disease started to raise panic in the areas. The situation became even worse due to as majority of the sufferers prefer to be treated by local priests instead of trained doctors.  

Ninety-three kilometres from Agartala, the capital of landlocked Tripura, is the Dhalai District Hospital. From the outside, the cream-coloured building looks impressive: it has three floors, a spacious vehicle parking zone, a waiting area for patients and their families, and a large lobby. Inside, it’s a different story; it is as ramshackle as the state’s healthcare system.

One of the main reasons for the crisis is the criminal delay in DDT spraying. Tribals, alleged that DDT had not been sprayed in their villages for years and that heath workers never visit. There has been a complete collapse of the health structure in the districts. Many ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers, anganwadi workers and multi-purpose workers (MPW), who are supposed to sensitise people on how to avert malaria, are not available in the villages they exist mainly on papers and documents. However, many in the districts alleged that such ghost workers are affiliated to the ruling party and are busy with party-related work.