Chand Nawan Blooming Buds Senior Secondary School, is a part of Blooming Buds Group of Schools, a proud, progressive and renowned educational institution of District Moga, which is running under the patronage of Group Chairman Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Saini and Group Chairperson Mrs. Kamal Saini. World Malaria Day was celebrated in school campus during the morning assembly. On this occasion, students presented beautiful charts and delivered articles related to this day. Speaking on this occasion, Principal Mrs. Anjana Rani told that every year 25th April is celebrated as World Malaria Day. Malaria is a common disease that is more common during summer and mosquito season. It is very important to know about it to prevent it. Malaria is a disease characterized by recurrent fever with chills and headache. After the patient has a fever, the fever sometimes subsides and sometimes rises again. In severe cases, the disease can worsen and lead to coma and death. The disease is widespread in the tropics and subtropics around the equator, including Asia. In India, this disease occurs throughout the year, but it spreads on a large scale during and after the rainy season due to the breeding of mosquitoes. According to the World Health Organization, India accounts for the highest 77% percentage of the total number of malaria cases in Southeast Asia. This disease is mainly prevalent in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, South Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand etc. Malaria is caused by a parasite known as Plasmodium. The female Anopheles mosquito, the vector of malaria, bites mostly at night. Its common symptoms are fever, headache, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms (fever that lasts for four to eight hours.) Malaria testing and treatment is free at all government hospitals and health centers. A blood test should be done as soon as possible after the onset of fever with the advice of a doctor so that treatment can be started within 24 hours of confirmation of malaria. As we know that the vector of malaria is the female Anopheles mosquito which breeds on clean standing water. The first thing is that water should not be allowed to stand in and around the houses to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab Government is making strong efforts to eliminate malaria. Health workers under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program conduct active surveys to find cases, provide treatment and educate the public.
