Malaria Kills Over 400 People In Two Months in Angola
The Provincial Director of Health João Campos Cacungula says at least 443 people have died of malaria in central Bie province during the months of January and February 2018. Most of those who died are under the age of 15.
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Angola:
Angola to Have an Emergency Programme to Fight Malaria
ANGOP, 1 January 2018
Angola will present in January 2018 an Emergency Malaria Programme aimed to set strategies to reduce the incidence of this disease. Read more »
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Angola:
Health Minister Announces Increased Measures to Combat Malaria in Huambo
ANGOP, 18 December 2017
Health Minister, Silvia Lutukuta, expressed on Sunday in Huambo city the need to implement increased measures to combat the outbreak of malaria that is hitting the region. Read more »
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Angola:
Cuanza Norte - Massive Distribution of Mosquito Nets to Fight Malaria
ANGOP, 4 December 2017
Over 5.000 children from various schools incluiding those in the outskirt of the city of Ndalatando, capital of Cuanza Norte province, received on Saturday impregnated mosquito… Read more »
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Angola:
Over 1 000 Angolans Dead in Worst Malaria Outbreak
CAJ News, 23 November 2017
MORE than 1 200 people have died of malaria since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in Angola this year. Read more »
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Angola:
Malaria Kills Over 1,000 People From January to October
ANGOP, 21 November 2017
A total 1,241 people, mostly children under five years of age, died of malaria in central Huambo province from January to October this year. Read more »
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Angola:
Over 40,000 Cases of Malaria Recorded in Saurimo
ANGOP, 14 November 2017
At least 43,604 cases of malaria have been recorded in the last 10 months, against the 55,243 cases in the same period of last year in the municipality of Saurimo, northeastern… Read more »
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Angola:
Lunda Norte Records Over 6,000 Cases of Malaria
ANGOP, 26 October 2017
At least 6,370 cases of malaria were diagnosed at Cuango's Medical Centre in the north-eastern Lunda Norte Province, from February to October this year. Read more »
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