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Malaria weekly Status report Uganda Week 8 18th to24th Feb 2019

Health Systems
Malaria

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Reporting rate this week (87.8%) represents an about 10 percentage point increase from the previous week, 2019W7 (78%) There was a 6% increase reported malaria cases (100,336 in W6 vs. 106,503 this week. Key to note in this regard are net increases in Gomba, Butambala and Kyotera Districts which had upsurges this week� The West Nile districts of Adjumani (16), Yumbe (11) & Moyo (15) reported incidence rates >10 cases/1,000 population.Notably these are refugee-hosting districts� About 23% (30/128) of districts treated ��15% of patients who tested negative with an antimalarial. This is a 7% point decrease from 30% in 2019W7� There were 16 deaths this week, representing a 20% drop from last week (20) Only 16% (21/128) of districts had reporting rates <85%.

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