JAMMU,APR 24
To observe the World Malaria Day2024 & to aware the masses,Bhartiya Lok Sangeet Kala Sansthan in coordination withSTAP organized special three days awareness campaign through its 419thRegular Nukkad musical Play ” MACHARDANI “, we unite under the theme “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world.”at open air theatre Durga Bhawan, Janipur Jammu to draw attention of the masses living with vector borne diseases including dengue , malaria and their treatments .The Program was inaugurated by as Chief Guest Sh.V.K.Magotra, Former Regional Director of Directorate of Field Publicity ,Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ,Government of India , Mukesh Singh, Media Person Jammu and Former Chief Medical Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Government , Udhampur Dr. Tara Singh Charakpresided over the function.The day as well with sole aim of rejuvenating the traditional , primitive Folk, Art,Culture of J&K Region in particular and Indian nation in general .Awareness items Specially prepared on the Themes,like “Chara Da Bukhar”, “Roko Roko Malaria Gi Roko”, “Bacho Bacho Dengu Kola Bacho”, Machar dani lai de ve”, ” Khat Dana Nai oh dinda- Machar Bura” Skits , Folk Songs were presented to aware the masses.The Chief Guest lauded the efforts of the organizers in making such awareness programmescolorful,effective &resultoriented theme wisecontents to promote love &peace as advocated by the stalwarts of theatre,National Unity &Communal Harmony, Indian Democracy Health etc and also said World Malaria Day, which takes place on 25 April each year, is an internationally recognized day, highlighting the global efforts to control malaria and celebrating the gains that have been made. In few years the world has made historic progress against malaria, saving millions of lives. However, half the world still lives at risk from this preventable, treatable disease, which costs a child’s life every two minutes.In addition to the above program the artists of BLSKS also presented songs on “Savdhan Savdhan Corona Mahamari se bacha lo apne Pran”. During the Campaign, BLSks will presents two other program atBhalwal and Raipur Satwari Villages of Jammu District.The song were written by Dr.M.L.Dogra &the Music was assisted by Mr. Mahesh Chander Kotwal , General Secretary cum Music Director , BLSKS . The said songs were recorded and uploaded on social media for aware the general public. Earlier welcoming the audience Mr.M.L.Dograchairmansaid World Malaria Day by celebrating the achievements of countries that are approaching – and achieving – malaria elimination. They provide inspiration for all nations that are working to stamp out this deadly disease and improve the health and livelihoods of their populations.
Dogra Also said Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. Symptoms usually begin ten to fifteen days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. If not properly treated, people may have recurrences of the disease months later. In those who have recently survived an infection, reinfection usually causes milder symptoms. This partial resistance disappears over months to years if the person has no continuing exposure to malaria. Malaria is caused by single-celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium group. The disease is most commonly spread by an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito’s saliva into a person’s blood. The parasites travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce. Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be spread by humans. On World Malaria Day we mark successes in the fight against malaria, highlight the responsibility we all have to end malaria within a generation and urge leaders to step up the fight and get us closer to a malaria-free world.”Zero malaria starts with me” is the rallying cry for World Malaria Day. The slogan was designed to keep malaria initiatives on the political agenda, mobilize resources by making the message more personal, and impress on communities and individuals to take ownership of certain aspects of malaria prevention like from vector control,to malaria eLearning, to proper case management utilizing carefully designed protocols, proper training, and governance oversight, to emergency standby treatment kits,to Assistance Centres staffed by health professionals trained in our malaria response protocols.
The singers ,musician ,actors and students of music and computer institute who performed in the musical play were Usha Raina, Kranti Kant Joshi, Sanjeev Kumar Sodhi, Kamla Devi, Neelam Gandotra , Rahul Kumar, Bindia Okheda, Naiya Meenia, Renu Bala and many others presented the enthralled performance at last of the programe Master Deepak Kumar presented vote of thanks for successful conduction of the program.
