KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding to malaria projects in the country over global crises including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, head of the National Malaria Control Division at the Ministry of Health, told reporters in Kampala, …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts are worried about the quality of mosquito nets sold on the market. The experts say that the 2018 World Health Organization approved mosquito nets are only able to offer protection against malaria for two months, after which they are likely to become ineffective. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores-NMS has completed the distribution of 28.4 million long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets across the country. The nets were distributed to 2,051 sub-counties in the 8 months long campaign. In 2019, the Ministry of Health tasked NMS to handle the procurement, storage …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has been asked to pay more attention to scientific evidence in its control and elimination programmes. Speaking at an inaugural lecture on science in malaria control on Tuesday, Dr James Kananura Tibenderana a global malaria expert said while Uganda has programmes that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has revealed that if children are given a prophylaxis malaria dose for three months after they are discharged, the number of malaria-related deaths or re-admissions are reduced up to 70 percent. A total of 1,049 children under the age of five took …
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