In the 1930s, Brigadier Sinton, a highly decorated doctor of the British Indian Army, and a pioneer in the field of malaria control in India, said 'the very problem of survival in India seems to be that of malaria'. Almost 8 decades later, we seem to be no better! At the time of India's independence, malaria was responsible for an estimated 75 million cases and 0.8 million deaths annually.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/hype-hope-and-myths-malaria-control-are-mortality-estimates-correct
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sunil-agarwal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rina-tilak
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajvir-bhalwar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/national-medical-journal-india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-control
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-diseases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health