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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Division of Malaria Control at the Health Ministry says the country has moved out malaria epidemic, which had affected over 70 districts.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are completely out of the epidemic now,\u201d Dr Jimmy Opigo, the Malaria Control Programme manager, said in an interview in Kampala yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment, the reported numbers range from 20-40 deaths per week but there are some deaths that occur in homes and private facilities. We think there is an average of around 16 people dying per day. At the peak of the epidemic, the deaths doubled. That is why our focus is on [reducing] death,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

A malaria epidemic refers to the occurrence of cases higher than the number expected in a given place and period, according to epidemiologists.<\/p>\n

Dr Opigo attributed the decline to effective approaches used by the ministry. \u201cThere has been a very focused intervention \u2013strong surveillance and community mobilisation to end the epidemic. We have basically ended it and we are on surveillance now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health minister, said earlier that they also undertook rigorous and impactful measures such as deploying paediatric nurses in epidemic districts to conduct onsite mentorships for emergency triage and treatment for severe cases of malaria. She said this \u201cimmensely contributed to reducing deaths in health facilities and at the community level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malaria treatment reduces the number of people with malaria parasites, which mosquitoes rely on as sources of the parasites.<\/p>\n

According to data from the ministry, during the epidemic, the malaria test positivity rate increased from an average of 30 percent early this year to the current estimate of 58 percent. The positivity rate refers to the positive cases detected from analysed blood samples from people.<\/p>\n

However, the ministry warned that even after the end of the epidemic, cases of malaria infections are still unacceptably high with an average of 16 deaths happening in the country daily.<\/p>\n

Dr Opigo was speaking on the sidelines during the World Malaria Day Scientific Colloquium in Kampala being held under the theme: \u2018Say No to Malaria Deaths: Malaria Should not Defeat Us.\u2019<\/p>\n

Researchers are presenting reports that the ministry hopes to use to improve the effectiveness of the malaria response.<\/p>\n

Dr Diana Atwine, the permanent secretary of the Health Ministry, said during the conference that there is a need to embrace evidence to inform policies being employed in the malaria fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should not be losing people to malaria when we know exactly how malaria is spread, how it can be prevented, and treated. One wonders, with all this information, what are we not doing right to deal with malaria!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Vice President Jessica Alupo, who was the chief guest at the conference, said the government would do everything to reduce the burden of malaria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have recently received a donation of 500,000 packs of anti-malarial medicine from the People\u2019s Republic of China, which the government plans to use for a mass campaign to address the transmission of the malaria parasite,\u201d the Vice President added.<\/p>\n

Dr Atwine said plans are also underway to introduce malaria vaccine, which will work with other existing malaria prevention to reduce malaria burden in Uganda.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. 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