Table 1. Aims and approaches of DAMaN.

Aims of DAMaN	Approach	Target population	Identification of target population
To reduce the malaria parasite load including number of gametocytes in the human population, especially among asymptomatic/afebrile cases	MSAT in camp approach twice a year	Underserved population in hard-to-reach villages/hamlets, many of whom are asymptomatic/afebrile	Through local NVBDCP network who have local knowledge and based on historic NVBDCP case notification
To kill the anopheles vector mosquitoes and to provide personal protection to the villagers from mosquito bites so as to break the “human-mosquito-human” cycle	LLIN distribution and promotion	Population in hard-to-reach areas and also otherwise high endemic “pockets”. Entire population of all villages was protected by LLIN. For this each household was given adequate numbers of LLIN depending upon the number of people in the house hold (one LLIN per 1.8 People).	NVBDCP case notification rates
To mobilize the community and carry out BCC for DAMaN so that the target population utilizes the service packet of DAMaN	Village contact drive, school sensitization and Malaria Shamadhan Sivira (MSS)	Underserved population in hard-to-reach villages/hamlets	Local NVBDCP network