JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – Ugandan Minister of Health Ruth Aceng said the plans to protect the eastern and western country from the deadly malaria disease is underway.
The minister announced this after signing the memorandum of agreement with Egyptian Deputy Head of Mission to Uganda, Haitham Mokhtar.
“Plans are underway to cover the whole country within a three-year period,” said Aceng.
Local production to supply larvicides will be established, where 15 million Ugandans will be protected through the killing of mosquitoes that spread malaria.
“The agreement sponsorship will grant opportunities to young scientists,” she added.
According to Aceng, the production of larvicides and other health products will increase the government’s capacity to cover more parts of the country and also reduce the cost of importing the products.
Representing the Egyptian Ambassador to Uganda, Mokhtar said it is a step taken by both countries to protect Ugandans from the deadly malaria.
“It has been nine years since this programme of fighting malaria between two countries started and it has achieved great results in Uganda and all all other countries it has worked on,” Mokhtar said during the meeting.
According to the health ministry in Uganda, malaria has caused over 27 percent of deaths in the country.
The ministry also suggest that the use of larvicides, an insecticide that is specifically targeted against the larval life stage of an insect, is the only strategy that can save Ugandans’ lives.
The Egyptian representative has also said they are ready to set up a clinic in Uganda
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