25 April: World Malaria Day

• 26 Apr 2022

• Every year, 25th April is observed as ‘World Malaria Day’.
• This year’s theme for the Day was “Harness innovation to reduce the global malaria disease burden and save lives.”
• This year, as a part of observation of the ‘World Malaria Day’, railway stations at New Delhi, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Nagpur were lit up.
• Target for Malaria Elimination: India has set a goal of completely becoming a malaria-free nation by the year 2030.
• Achievement: Government of India’s efforts has resulted in 86.45% decline in Malaria cases and 79.16% reduction in Malaria related deaths in 2021 as compared to 2015. 124 districts in the country have reported ‘zero malaria case’’.