Daily Monitor
Wednesday May 12 2021
A village health team leader shows residents how to use mosquito nets in December 2020. PHOTO | FILE
Summary
Fact. Uganda has the third highest deaths from malaria in Africa and some of the highest recorded malaria transmission rates in the continent, particularly in the areas around Lake Kyoga in central Uganda.
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Malaria has been the leading cause of death in Gulu District in the past one year, a report has revealed .
The report released by the district health department shows that a total of 1,229 medical fatalities were registered of which 105 were caused by malaria, 82 by anaemia, pneumonia (80), and respiratory distress (71).