New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday launched the National Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Round for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis across 13 states.

This initiative aims to protect millions from this debilitating disease and accelerate India's fight against Lymphatic Filariasis, says the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

JP Nadda said, "We have re-affirmed our resolve to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) which is caused by Culex mosquito. LF is also known as elephantiasis. We have reached very close to eliminating it."

Nadda called for the implementation of a five-pronged strategy to ensure that the disease is eliminated much ahead of the Sustainable Development G...