<span style="color: #222222;">The Government has set the target to eliminate Kala-azar by next year from the country. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar said, out of 633 Kala-azar endemic blocks, 625 blocks have achieved the elimination target last year.<br />''<br />'' Dr. Pawar said, World Health Organisation (WHO) Neglected Tropical Diseases Road map has the target set for Kala-azar elimination is 2030. She informed the House, the Government has taken several remedial steps for Kala-azar elimination.</span><br />