Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, April 25: World Malaria Day was celebrated today in government health institutions of the district. Health workers celebrated this day through rallies, question and answer competitions, street plays and various awareness programs. Addressing the district-level program at District Hospital Mohali, Civil Surgeon Dr. Sangeeta Jain said that it is very important to know about the importance of this day celebrated every year all over the world. 
She said that the government has set a target of complete eradication of malaria by 2030, for which the health department is fully active and people should also support the health department. The Civil Surgeon said that if symptoms of malaria fever appear, one should immediately go to the nearest health center and get tested. Malaria testing and treatment is completely free in government health institutions. The health department's helpline number 104 can also be contacted for advice.
District Epidemiologist Dr. Anamika, while giving information about malaria, said that malaria is a serious type of fever that is spread by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito that spreads this fever thrives during the rainy season. She said that fever with chills and shivering every day or on the third day, vomiting and headache, fatigue and weakness after the fever subsides, sweating of the body after the fever subsides, etc. are the main symptoms of malaria. 
Getting a blood test done can tell whether you have malaria or not. If malaria is found, then its treatment is possible. She said that water should not be allowed to accumulate anywhere. Black oil should be added to the collected water and the water tanks on the roof should be kept covered. Such clothes should be worn that the body is completely covered so that mosquitoes do not bite. Mosquito nets, mosquito repellent creams and oils should be used while sleeping at night.