Malaria claims 10 lives
Friday, November 16, 2018
The ministry, though indicating that there has been a positive decline on the disease said that the 10 lives lost to malaria was still a high number hence the need to educate and strategise on elimination.
Speaking during a media-training workshop on Wednesday, Dr Refilwe Senyatso from the National Malaria Programme (NMP) said there was still a lot to do in sensitising the public about the disease, treatment and efforts to eliminate it.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...