Top End residents and visitors are being urged to protect themselves against mosquitoes after numbers of the common banded mosquitoes that can transmit Murray Valley encephalitis have increased in the past week.

Top End residents are being asked to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites with mosquito numbers expected to increase following the 7.72m tide late last month.

Territorians are being reminded of the health risks of falling, with taking a tumble the leading cause of injury-related hospitalisation for older people.

Territorians keen to enjoy the outdoors this Easter are being warned of the risk of mosquito-borne Murray Valley encephalitis.

The Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control (CDC) continues to play an important role in the global campaign to stop the spread of the disease tuberculosis and ultimately eliminate it.

Women aged between 45-69 years from the Palmerston area are are being encouraged to book in for a free breast screen with the latest round of screening available the first three weeks of April.