Current Affairs · Public Health Initiatives
Consider the following statements regarding malaria elimination efforts and guidelines in India: Statement I: India has implemented targeted operational frameworks to reduce malaria incidence significantly as part of its national elimination goals. Statement II: According to WHO certification standards, a country must prove that the chain of indigenous transmission of all human malaria parasites has been interrupted nationwide for at least three consecutive years to be certified malaria-free. Statement III: India achieved a reduction of over 75% in malaria cases from its 2015 baseline, aligned with milestones under the WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- 1Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct.
- 2Only one of the Statements II and III is correct.
- 3Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, but they represent independent standard criteria and milestones related to the progress described in Statement I.✓
- 4Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, and both explain Statement I.
Correct answer
Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, but they represent independent standard criteria and milestones related to the progress described in Statement I.
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