November 4th, 2010
Jeff Jordan
Mozambique experiences drop in malaria by 2 million cases between 2007 and 2009. The lower number of rates is a result of incecticide spraying campaigns and increased awareness of actions that enable malaria to easily occur.
Maputo — The number of cases of malaria diagnosed in Mozambique fell from six million in 2007 to four million in 2009, according to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Jorge Tomo.
Speaking at the opening in Maputo of a meeting of SADC (Southern African Development Community) specialists on malaria programmes, Tomo said that Mozambique’s success is a clear sign that it is possible to reduce the prevalence of malaria consistently, thus giving hope for its elimination in the medium term. ... http://www.malariapolicycenter.org/blog/?p=3354
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