Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

During 1982–85 many outbreaks of malaria were reported in Shahjahanpur and its adjoining districts. District authorities recorded 349 deaths due to malaria in Nigohi and Tilhar PHCs. Several focal outbreaks were also reported in Dadraul PHC. The situation was alarming and there was an urgent need to combat malaria in the district. Therefore, a field unit under IDVC project was established in January 1986 to understand the reasons of outbreaks, to evaluate suitable interventions such as the feasibility-cum-demonstration of an integrated approach to control malaria in Shahjahanpur district.