Child dies, 52 hospitalised after chloroquine tablets administered in anti-malaria drive in A.P.

A seven-year-old tribal girl, Madivi Jamuna, tragically passed away after receiving a chloroquine tablet during an anti-malaria drive in Gollaguppa village of Yetapaka mandal in Polavaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

On the same day, 52 villagers, primarily children, were hospitalized following the administration of chloroquine tablets at the Lakshmipuram Primary Health Centre in Yetapaka mandal. The health department had issued a release stating that 71 people were administered the tablets as a preventive measure due to five reported malaria cases in the village.

Twenty-eight individuals, mostly children, were taken to the Bhadrachalam government hospital, where their conditions were reported as stable and not life-threatening. Another 24 villagers were admitted to the Lakshmipuram PHC in Yetapaka mandal.

Polavaram District Collector K. Dinesh Kumar assured that all the villages involved in the treatment were stable and out of danger. Officials continue to monitor the treatment and the health conditions of those admitted to hospitals.