{"id":11428,"date":"2019-01-23T06:34:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T06:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=11428"},"modified":"2019-01-24T06:29:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T06:29:20","slug":"malaria-cases-increase-in-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/malaria-cases-increase-in-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaria cases increase in Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thadd\u00e9e Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health reports that the number of malaria cases has significantly increased these days even if it hasn\u2019t reached yet the level of an epidemic. \u201cThe number of malaria cases increase in January, February and March in the Sub-Saharan region due to the climate changes,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11422\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11422\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/moustiquaire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/moustiquaire.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/moustiquaire-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/moustiquaire-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/moustiquaire-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pregnant women and children of under five are the most targeted<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Health Minister singles out Kirundo and Muyinga provinces as well as Kinyinya Health district as the areas where there is an increase in malaria cases following the return of a big number of people from the neighboring countries. \u201cThere are also many mosquitoes due to activities undertaken in the rice fields\u201d, he says. In Muyinga province, about 20,000 cases were reported in November while 35,000 others were recorded in December 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry plans to spray all households to kill all mosquitoes and sensitize people to the danger of malaria. Thadd\u00e9e Ndikumana says they play an important role in the fight against this threat. \u201cSome people use their mosquito nets in fishing while other consult witchdoctors instead of going to health centers\u201d, deplores the minister. He also says the medical treatment is free of charge for children under five and pregnant women. \u201cThey must get benefit of these advantages and go to hospital in time\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>The public health ministry also expects to work with other ministries involved in that struggle. \u201cWe cannot succeed when we work alone\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2017, malaria was declared an epidemic in Burundi when about 800 people died of the disease in 2017 first term. The country had previously declared a malaria epidemic in 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thadd\u00e9e Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health reports that the number of malaria cases has significantly increased these days even if it hasn\u2019t reached yet the level of an epidemic. \u201cThe number of malaria cases increase in January, February and March in the Sub-Saharan region due to the climate changes,\u201d he says. 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