Bailundo — Some three children die of malaria and measles daily in Luvili locality, in Bailundo district, Central Huambo province, a source with the local administration said.
Luvili locality has about 3,500 inhabitants who are in need of medical assistance to avoid the infantile death rate.
Due to lack of health centres, patients have been moved to Alto-Wama, in Londuimbali district, 20 kilometers of Luvili.
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