{"id":314343,"date":"2024-10-24T18:08:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=314343"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:38:47","slug":"indias-progress-in-eliminating-kala-azar-and-trachoma-as-public-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-progress-in-eliminating-kala-azar-and-trachoma-as-public-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s progress in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma as public health issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post India’s progress in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma as public health issues has been created, based on the article \u201cCelebration and vigil: India must not let its guard down on kala-azar<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 24th October 2024<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper 2 – Governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: The article talks about India’s progress in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma as public health issues. It highlights India’s achievements, the difference between elimination and eradication, and emphasizes the need for continued efforts and vigilance to prevent future outbreaks.<\/p>\n

For detailed information on India to seek certification from WHO for eliminating Kala-azar<\/strong> read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the recent achievement of India in disease control?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. India has made significant progress in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma. Kala-azar cases have dropped to less than one in 10,000 for two consecutive years.<\/li>\n
  2. Trachoma, which once caused 5% of blindness in the 1970s, has also been eliminated as a public health problem.<\/li>\n
  3. In 2023, India had 595 cases of kala-azar with four deaths, and in 2024, 339 cases with one death. India needs to maintain low numbers for another year to receive WHO certification for eliminating kala-azar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For detailed information on India Eliminates Trachoma as a Public Health Problem<\/strong> read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

    What is the difference between elimination and eradication?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. Elimination means reducing the number of disease cases to a specific limit within a country, so it’s no longer a public health problem.<\/li>\n
    2. Eradication, however, means completely stopping any new cases globally.<\/li>\n
    3. Only smallpox has been eradicated so far. Eliminating a disease like kala-azar or trachoma, which has no vaccine, is a significant challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      What challenges does India face in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. Lack of vaccines<\/strong>: Neither kala-azar nor trachoma has a vaccine, making elimination harder. Kala-azar is spread by sandflies carrying Leishmania donovani<\/em>, and trachoma is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis<\/em>.<\/li>\n
      2. Socio-economic conditions<\/strong>: Both diseases are linked to poverty and poor sanitation. India’s success required a government-run health campaign to tackle these factors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        For detailed information on India achieves target to eliminate \u2018Kala-Azar\u2019 <\/strong>read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

        Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Discuss the recent achievements of India in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma as public health issues, and the challenges faced in maintaining this progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Source: The post India’s progress in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma as public health issues has been created, based on the article \u201cCelebration and vigil: India must not let its guard down on kala-azar\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 24th October 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 – Governance-Issues relating to development and management of… Continue reading India’s progress in eliminating kala-azar and trachoma as public health issues<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230],"tags":[300,212,10498],"class_list":["post-314343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}