Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Warrap State Ministry of Health on Wednesday revealed that malaria statistics showed close to two million cases in the last three years.
On Tuesday, Warrap State Ministry of Health and health partners commemorated World Malaria Day under the theme, “Time to deliver zero malaria cases, invest, innovate and implement preventive measures”.
The celebration is on 25th April every year but was pushed to May in Warrap state, according to officials.
John Akol, a director general at the Warrap State Ministry of Health, said seven percent out of a hundred died of malaria in the last three years.
“We have celebrated malaria day today (Tuesday) due to a problem with funding and it was supposed to be celebrated on the 25th. We celebrate this day to remind ourselves of the malaria burdens in Warrap State as we have 1,836,630 malaria cases for the year 2020-2022, and that is more than the projected 2022 pollution of 941,045 in Warrap,” he said.
Akol said seven percent out of 10,000 people died of malaria every year in Warrap state: “About 7% of mortality rate per 10,000 people in Warrap state were caused by malaria for the last three years according to data we have.”
“This coming season is very bad for malaria cases because of flooding, stagnant water near households which encourage mosquitos to breed and the insufficient resources in the community also exposed children to malnutrition which leads to malaria opportunities,” he further said.
Meanwhile, Mogga Joseph, Boma Health Initiative coordinator for Impact Health Organization (IHO), who doubles as the organization’s representative, said malaria cases are prevalent due to a lack of information from communities.
“Malaria is a very big challenge in Warrap state. When you look at the prevalence of malaria cases, it really needs joint effort with stakeholders to fight malaria through awareness creation in communities, sleep under treated mosquito nets and clearing of bushes near households,” he said.
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