The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) is India's central agency responsible for preventing and controlling vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, kala-azar, Japanese encephalitis, and chikungunya. It focuses on integrated vector management through indoor residual spraying, insecticide-treated bed nets, larvivorous fish, and environmental management. The NVBDCP also supports disease management, capacity building, operational research, and monitoring through a network of regional and district offices. Its goal is to reduce transmission of these diseases in India through coordinated efforts at all levels of government.

1. NATIONAL VECTOR BORNE
DISEASE CONTROL
PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE GENERAL
OF HEALTH SERVICES
MINISTRY OF HEALTH &
FAMILY WELFARE
DR.MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR

2. NVBDCP

3. LESSON OBJECTIVE
• At the end of the class the learner
should be able to:
1. Explain in detail the National Vector
Borne Disease Control Programme
2. Explain It’s focus and implementation
strategies

4. Directorate of National Vector Borne
Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
• is the central nodal agency for the
prevention and control of vector borne
diseases i.e. Malaria, Dengue, Lymphatic
Filariasis, Kala-azar, Japanese
Encephalitis and Chikungunya in India.
• It is one of the Technical Departments of
Directorate General of Health Services,
Government of India.

5. • The Directorate of National Vector
Borne Diseases Control Programme is
the national level Technical Nodal office
equipped with Technical Experts in the
field of Public Health, Entomology,
Toxicology and parasitology aspects of
malaria.
• The Directorate is responsible for
framing technical guidelines & policies
as to guide the states for
implementation of Programme
strategies.

6. • It is also responsible for budgeting and
planning the logistics pertaining to central
sector. Monitoring of implementation
through regular reports and returns of
MIS is done.
• The Directorate carries out evaluation of
Programme implementation from time to
time. The resource gap is also assessed as
to provide an equitable support based on
the magnitude of the problem.

7. • Under the Union Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare, Government of India, 17
Regional Offices for Health and Family
Welfare (ROH & FW) are functioning.
• These offices are located at different
state headquarters. The offices are
manned by technical people to
coordinate and monitor all national
health and family welfare Programmes in
the concerned states through close
liaison and field visits.

8. • They are also capable for providing
technical advice as well as assistance to
the state.
• Under National Vector Borne Disease
Control Programme these offices are
entrusted with the responsibility of
conducting the entomological studies in
collaboration with zonal entomological
setup of the state, drug resistance
studies, cross checking of blood slides for
quality control, capacity building of the
states, etc.

9. • At the district level, District Malaria
Offices have been established under
District Chief Medical and Health Offices
by the states. This Unit is the key unit
for planning and monitoring of
Programme under a technical officer. At
present 565 District Malaria Units are
functioning.

10. • In an effort to strengthen research on malaria
and to meet the threat posed by resurgence
of malaria, the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR) established Malaria
Research Centre (MRC) in 1977.
• This institute works exclusively on malaria.
MRC's mandate is to provide technical
support to the National Programme in the
control of malaria. The Centre focuses its
research activities on vector biology and
control; genetics, cellular and molecular
biology; parasitology; biochemistry;
pharmacology and epidemiology.

11. • Malaria Research Centre has 12 field
stations in different parts of the country.
MRC through its field stations evaluates
new insecticides & diagnostic kits,
conducts drug trials and monitors
resistance to insecticides in vectors and
to drugs in parasites.

12. • In addition to Malaria Research Centre there
are four other Institutes of ICMR, Vector
Control Research Centre, Pondicherry;
Regional Medical Research Centre in
Jabalpur, Madya Pradesh; Dibrugarh, (Assam)
and Bhubaneswar, Orissa; and Desert
Medical Research Centre, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
which carry out research on various aspects
of malaria in addition to their other
activities.

13. • The Directorate of NVBDCP serves
as the the nodal agency for
planning, policy making and
technical guidance, monitoring and
evaluation of programme
implementation in respect of
prevention and control of vector
borne disease under the overall
umbrella of NHRM

14. • The states are responsible for
planning, implementation and
supervision of the programme
• The vector borne diseases are
major public health problems in
India

15. • Out of the six vector borne diseases,
Malaria, Filaria, Japanese B
encephalitis, Dengue and
Chickungunya are transmitted by
different kind of vector mosquitoes,
while Kala-azar is transmitted by
sand flies

16. • The transmission of vector borne
diseses in any area is dependent on
frequency of man-vector contact
which is further influenced by
various factors including vector
density, biting time rtc

17. • Mosquito density is directly related
with water collection, clean or
polluted in which the mosquitoes
breed
• Under NVBDCP the three pronged
strategy for prevention and control
of VBD is as follows

18. • 1. Disease management
including case detection and
complete treatment,
strengthening of referral
services, epidemic preparedness
and rapid response

19. • 2.Integrated vector management
(for transmission risk reduction)
including indoor residual spraying in
selected high risk areas, use of
insecticides treated bed nets, use of
larvivorus fish, ant larval measures
in urban areas, source reduction
and minor environmental
engineering

20. • 3.Supportive interventions including
behaviour change communication (BCC),
public private partnership and
intersectoral convergence, human
resource development through capacity
building, operational research including
studies on drug resistance and
insecticidal susceptibility, monitoring
and evaluation through periodic
reviews/field visits and web based
management information system

21. REFERENCES
• 1.Park’s Textbook of Preventive & Social
Medicine, Banarsidas Bhanot publishers,22
Ed
• 2. Basawanthappa B.T, Community Health
Nursing, Jayapee publications
• 3. Neelam Kumari, Text book of Community
Health Nursing, S. Vikas Publisher, First Edn
• 4. Rao.B sridhar, Book of Community Health
Nursing,AITBS publisher, New Delhi

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