AGARATALA, August 25 (TIWN): Inept administrators and incompetent officials of the Health and Family Welfare department of Tripura is only responsible for the great debacle which was faced by the whole state last year when the Malaria Outbreak did hit the entire state and again fresh outbreak of Malaria is reported from Maharanipur of Teliamura.

Tripura is yet again in the grip of Malaria with the report of malaria outbreak at Maharanipur under Teliamura Sub-division.

The case is reported from Maharani Area under the Teliamura sub­division where 6 people of the same family are attacked with Malaria. Among the 6 people there are also two children who are attacked with malaria.

Altogether 6 people are attacked with Malaria in the same family and no proper treatment is provided to the victim.

A resident of Maharanipur, Purnima Debbarma was suffering from fever for last many days and when her health condition deteriorated she was shifted to Maharanipur Primary Health Centre and later referred to Teliamuara Hospital.

Although she was suffering from high temperature she did not had the sufficient money to go for medical checkup.

Failing to resist the attack of fever only with a mere amount of Rs.20 she went to Maharanipur PHC.

Though the state govt. claims to have taken certain measures to prevent the situation but situation remains alarming. The state medical team has been conducting a regular health camp at the malaria affected villages but Malaria is still prevailing in the state.  

Since many tribal populations do not complete the full course of drugs, malaria become drug resistant and once a mosquito bites them, it can infect others. Many malaria cases are reported even in winter because of this phenomenon. As this season is peak season for jhum cultivation the tribals’ are toiling in fields that are swarmed with mosquitoes on their bodies, hence they are susceptible to mosquito bites

It is to be mentioned here that with the recent outbreak of malaria panic has started to grip the people living in Maharanipur and nearby areas. Only a few months ago more than many people died across the state due to malaria attack. And again the disease started to raise panic in the areas. The situation became even worse due to as majority of the sufferers prefer to be treated by local priests instead of trained doctors.