India has supplied DDT to Zambia for control of malaria in African continent.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) about 300-500 million malaria cases occur world wide. It is estimated that about 90% of these happen in Africa.
Is is estimated that about 700,000 to 2.7 million deaths due to malaria occur globally . It is said that more than 75% of these deaths occur among African children and expectant mothers.
HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has supplied 114.2 Metric tonne ( MT ) of DDT 75 % WP to Zambia for their Malaria control program.
HIL CMD Shri SP mohanty said that this is the last phase of dispatch out of 307 MT order received from Ministry of health Zambia .
HIL has also supplied 20.6 MT to South Africa recently and in progress of supplies of 129 MT to Zimbabwe.
HIL (India) is the sole manufacturer of DDT globally.
The company was incorporated in the year 1954 to manufacture and supply DDT to Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for malaria control programme. in the year 2019-20, the product was supplied to 20 States In the country.
The Company is also exporting the product to many African countries.
Malaria continues to be one of the major public health problems gobally.
WHO recommends DDT as one of the efficient IRS chemical to curb malaria mosquito menace and it is widely used by Southern African countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique etc.
India is commited to manufacture and supply quality products at reasonable prices to the Southern African region ,which will strengthen our bilateral relationship.
India has supplied DDT to Zambia for control of malaria in African continent.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) about 300-500 million malaria cases occur world wide. It is estimated that about 90% of these happen in Africa.
Is is estimated that about 700,000 to 2.7 million deaths due to malaria occur globally . It is said that more than 75% of these deaths occur among African children and expectant mothers.
HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has supplied 114.2 Metric tonne ( MT ) of DDT 75 % WP to Zambia for their Malaria control program.
HIL CMD Shri SP mohanty said that this is the last phase of dispatch out of 307 MT order received from Ministry of health Zambia .
HIL has also supplied 20.6 MT to South Africa recently and in progress of supplies of 129 MT to Zimbabwe.
HIL (India) is the sole manufacturer of DDT globally.
The company was incorporated in the year 1954 to manufacture and supply DDT to Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for malaria control programme. in the year 2019-20, the product was supplied to 20 States In the country.
The Company is also exporting the product to many African countries.
Malaria continues to be one of the major public health problems gobally.
WHO recommends DDT as one of the efficient IRS chemical to curb malaria mosquito menace and it is widely used by Southern African countries like South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique etc.
India is commited to manufacture and supply quality products at reasonable prices to the Southern African region ,which will strengthen our bilateral relationship.
