Okavango Sub-district is not doing well in the fight against malaria. This is despite progress made by countries and voluntary organisations in
eradicating malaria epidemic. Officiating at the World Malaria Commemoration Day in Seronga, the senior
district officer for development for Okavango, Mr Letlhogonolo Nkolane said
Okavango contributed more than 50 per cent of the reported malaria cases in the
country.
He said in 2013, there were 456 reported cases
countrywide and 192 of these were from Okavango, while in 2014, of the reported
1 341 cases, Okavango was responsible for 888 cases and
seven of the 22 deaths reported.
Mr Nkolane said this transmission season from April 2015 to date, 191 cases
and six deaths had been reported countrywide and the area contributed 91 cases
and no deaths. He said this clearly showed that Okavango was the most affected district.
Furthermore, Mr Nkolane urged all stakeholders in the area to work together in
order to achieve the goal of eliminating malaria by 2018, as government alone
could not manage.
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