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DRC - Malaria outbreak 2024
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Ituri: around a hundred cases of malaria recorded in 17 health areas of Mahagi
Published on Mon, 04/03/2024 - 14:34 | Modified on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 2:50 p.m.
Around a hundred malaria patients have been recorded since the beginning of this year in 17 health areas that make up the health zone of the Mahagi territory, located 180 kilometers north of Bunia, (Ituri).
According to the area head doctor of this entity, Doctor Daniel Upar who sounded the alarm on Monday March 4 on Radio Okapi, this number of malaria cases has been increasing significantly since the beginning of this year. The disease affects 50% of women and children.
Most cases are recorded in areas where there is a large concentration of displaced people, he specifies.
Dr Daniel Upar reassured that a surveillance system has been put in place by the health authorities for the preventive fight against this disease.
“We manage to distribute mosquito nets and raise awareness in public places where we use community relays, in order to educate residents. How can they carry out sanitation at the household level to avoid piles of water and so that there are no mosquitoes at the household level,” he said.
The zone chief doctor of this entity also reveals that the lack of qualified health personnel in several health areas remains a major challenge for the care of patients.
Doctor Daniel Upar calls on health authorities and other partners to continue to support the Mahagi health zone which has a large number of people displaced due to multiple attacks by armed groups.
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