Manipur State Malaria Centre

Structure and Key Officials

• The Centre is headed by the State Malaria Officer (SMO). The current (as of 2025) State Malaria Officer is S. Priyokumar Singh (Dr. Salam Priyokumar), based in Imphal.
• District-level work is carried out by District Malaria Officers (DMOs) and Malaria Technical Supervisors in each of Manipur's 16 administrative districts.
• It works alongside ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, and District Health Societies at the grassroots level.

Mandate and Activities

• Surveillance and case detection - active and passive case detection of malaria, dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, and other vector-borne diseases
• Diagnosis - blood smear examination and Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) for malaria
• Treatment - radical treatment for confirmed cases within 48 hours as per NVBDCP drug schedule
• Vector control - Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), distribution of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs/LLINs), anti-larval operations, fogging, and fumigation
• Outbreak response - fumigation of affected households during dengue/malaria clusters
• Awareness - observing World Malaria Day, community mobilisation, health education
• Reporting - generating district- and state-level reports submitted to NVBDCP/National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC)

Disease Situation in Manipur

• Manipur has historically had one of the lowest malaria incidence rates among Northeast Indian states, with an average of just ~0.01% cases per population.
• Both Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) and Plasmodium vivax (Pv) contribute roughly equally to malaria infections in the state.
• Cases have shown a steady declining trend since 2009. In 2018, only 12 cases were recorded (Pf-3, Pv-9).
• The state targets malaria elimination by 2027, ahead of India's national goal of 2030.
• Primary vector: Anopheles mosquitoes, including An. culicifacies, with sporadic entomological inoculation rates.

• Dengue has become the bigger vector-borne disease burden in recent years.
• In 2024, Manipur reported 2,463 dengue cases with 5 deaths.
• By late 2025, 5,519 dengue cases were recorded - the highest ever reported in the state.
• The most affected district was Imphal West (3,706 cases), followed by Imphal East, Bishnupur, and Thoubal in the Imphal Valley region.
• The Centre has been coordinating district-level response including fumigation, awareness drives, and intensified surveillance.

Malaria in Northeast India Context

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