Malaria tops killer diseases among children in Buikwe

By Denis Edema Malaria has been identified as one of the top killer diseases among children under the age of five years in Buikwe District, according to health officials. Dr Richard Bossa, the Buikwe District Health Officer (DHO), said the disease contributes to 30 percent of deaths among children below the age of five years. “As far as the district is concerned, 30 percent of the deaths in children under the age of five years is caused by malaria; so, by these statistics, we find it very important that we have to fight this disease,” Dr Bossa said on Tuesday. He further explained that the main cause of malaria is a conducive environment like water bodies, slums with poor houses, […]