{"id":398410,"date":"2011-04-26T01:48:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T01:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/26\/malaria-deaths-down-by-54-percent\/"},"modified":"2011-04-26T01:48:15","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T01:48:15","slug":"malaria-deaths-down-by-54-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/26\/malaria-deaths-down-by-54-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaria Deaths Down By 54 Percent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"32.6132989025\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/218ad26fnewtimes180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edwin Musoni<\/p>\n<p>26 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Rwanda has registered a 54 percent reduction in malaria related-deaths, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC).<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made yesterday, as Rwanda joined other nations to celebrate the World Malaria Day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Comparing data from 2005 to 2010, malaria incidence has declined by 70 percent; malaria cases have decreased by 60 percent while malaria deaths have declined by 54 percent,&#8221; reads a statement from RBC.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 World Malaria report had indicated that there were about 1.2 million probable and confirmed malaria cases, which translated into 809 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Director of Malaria Unit at RBC\/TRACPlus, Dr. Corine Karema, Rwanda has made extraordinary progress in the fight against the killer disease.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, Rwanda has achieved universal coverage of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) with all households having at least two, as well as universal access to Artemesinin-combination treatment through all public health facilities and community health workers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us, the World Malaria Day reminds us of how to better work, sustain our gains in the fight against malaria and eliminate the disease in Rwanda,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>She said the government would embark on a malaria campaign in June and July targeting the Eastern and Southern provinces, which have reported many cases.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View the original here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104260084.html\" title=\"Malaria Deaths Down By 54 Percent\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malaria Deaths Down By 54 Percent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Edwin Musoni 26 April 2011 Rwanda has registered a 54 percent reduction in malaria related-deaths, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). 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