Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil) has stepped up efforts to combat malaria by hosting a large-scale community medical camp at Lubaga Cathedral grounds as part of World Malaria Day activities. Held on Saturday, April 23, under the global theme “Driven to End Malaria: …
Read More »China helps Uganda fight malaria as global funding shrinks
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda’s Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business as usual. “The malaria rate is actually very high, not only here at Kiruddu but also …
Read More »China pledges greater contributions to human health on World Malaria Day
Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping said China hopes to make greater contributions to the health of humanity as the world marks Malaria Day on Monday. Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory message to the International Forum on the 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Artemisinin and …
Read More »Tororo shines as Malaria rates drop
As Uganda joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Malaria Day, the Ministry of Health officials have revealed that malaria rates, especially in Northern parts of the country, have dropped. The #WorldMalariaDay celebrations are ongoing in Lira. Tororo in Eastern Uganda, with a prevalence rate of 8%, got …
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