Members of parliament set to Trek for Malaria-awareness this month

Tending to journalists  at Parliament today, the shadow minister for health and Jinja West Region MP, Mr Timothy Batuwa, said the most recent World health Association (WHO) report uncovered that malaria is the main source of chronic sickness in Uganda.

The report, as per Mr Batuwa demonstrated that children under 5 years old, pregnant ladies and individuals living with HIV/AIDS are the most defenseless malaria fever.
“Given the stressing circumstance presented by the rising number of malaria cases in our population and related deaths and economic breakdown, the time for action is now,” Mr Batuwa said.

He added: “The significant reason of this Walk is to sensitize  awareness among people in general by requesting that they acknowledge measures set up by the government. We will likewise mobilize them to acknowledge indoor spraying and to rest under the mosquito nets that have been given by the government.”
He further expressed a portion of the exercises to be held during the 20-day campaign include a health camp at Parliament.

Ms Stella Apolot, the Ngora Area woman MP, has encouraged partners, local leaders  and other stake holders to embrace the campaign.
On January 24, the ministry of health recorded 48 districts  that have been intensely troubled by the malaria epidemic. The districts are in the sub-regions of Bugisu, West Nile, Busoga, Acholi and Lango and Karamoja. They included Mbale, Buyende, Bududa, Pader, Iganga, Moroto, Dokolo, and Lira.
Dr Patrick Tusiime, the commissioner of communicable diseases prevention and Control at the ministry, who delivered the list, said: “malaria is a top killer of our people and it kills around 14 individuals each day which adds up to 400 individuals each month.”
He noticed that the service had set out on, among others, mass sensitisation and distribution of 28 million bed nets in selected regions.