Uganda Renews Fight to Eliminate Malaria By 2030
Uganda says it is fast-tracking efforts to eliminate
malaria, which continues to take lives and bleed the country's economy more
than any other disease.
The disease is responsible for 30 to 40 percent of outpatient
hospital visits, 15 to 20 percent of admissions, and 10 percent of inpatient
deaths, mostly pregnant mothers and children, according to the health ministry
figures.
The mosquito-transmitted disease remains a serious health
problem that continues to stagnate economic growth and social development as
man-hours are lost because of absenteeism and the meagre household incomes
spent on treatment.
To reverse this trend, the East African country is fighting at
different fronts against the disease.
The country on September 2 launched the board of directors of
the Ma...