The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its report on vector-borne diseases in North-East India, said the region’s difficult terrain, changing rainfall and temperature patterns, rapid urbanisation and gaps in healthcare access were contributing to the persistence and geographical expansion of these diseases.
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Northeast faces new vector threat as diseases spread to new areas: Health panel
September 2, 2026The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its report on vector-borne diseases in North-East India, said the region’s difficult terrain, changing rainfall and temperature patterns, rapid urbanisation and gaps in healthcare access were contributing to the persistence and geographical expansion of these diseases.