Soldiers Malaria

More than 300 jawans of the CRPF , fighting Naxals in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, are having to tackle a new menace these days: malaria Malaria has hit the district in a big way and CRPF camps are very badly hit . Add to this lack of basic health infrastructure across the district, and there is a very serious problem facing our soldiers.

Malaria poses a bigger threat than insurgents and smugglers to Border Security Force (BSF) men posted along India's northeastern border with Bangladesh, with many dying of the disease every year, say security officials."Our troopers are now battling malaria, with the disease turning out to be our biggest enemy in the mountainous border areas," a se...

More than 300 jawans of the CRPF , fighting Naxals in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, are having to tackle a new menace these days: malaria Malaria has hit the district in a big way and CRPF camps are very badly hit . Add to this lack of basic health infrastructure across the district, and there is a very serious problem facing our soldiers.

Malaria poses a bigger threat than insurgents and smugglers to Border Security Force (BSF) men posted along India's northeastern border with Bangladesh, with many dying of the disease every year, say security officials."Our troopers are now battling malaria, with the disease turning out to be our biggest enemy in the mountainous border areas," a se...