Malaria affecting production, says expert
Jun 27, 2007
MALARIA is greatly affecting the country’s productivity, the Quality Chemicals marketing director, George Baguma, has said. He pointed out the agriculture sector as the worst hit and called for increased preventive measures against malaria.
By Flavia Nakagwa
MALARIA is greatly affecting the country’s productivity, the Quality Chemicals marketing director, George Baguma, has said. He pointed out the agriculture sector as the worst hit and called for increased preventive measures against malaria.
“The disease is preventable. The problem is that people have taken it for granted,†Baguma said last week while handing over 1,000 mosquito nets to United Way Uganda at Nsambya Babies Home in Kampala.
“Malaria impairs 60% of children’s understanding and if we don’t strongly fight it, our productivity will continue decreasing,†he cautioned.
Nadim Mohr, the director Tana Netting Company, which made the donation, said the nets would repel mosquitoes even after being washed 20 times.
“Malaria kills up to 3,000 children everyday and more than one million each year in the world. We can’t just sit back and watch our children die,†said Mohr.
MALARIA is greatly affecting the country’s productivity, the Quality Chemicals marketing director, George Baguma, has said. He pointed out the agriculture sector as the worst hit and called for increased preventive measures against malaria.
“The disease is preventable. The problem is that people have taken it for granted,†Baguma said last week while handing over 1,000 mosquito nets to United Way Uganda at Nsambya Babies Home in Kampala.
“Malaria impairs 60% of children’s understanding and if we don’t strongly fight it, our productivity will continue decreasing,†he cautioned.
Nadim Mohr, the director Tana Netting Company, which made the donation, said the nets would repel mosquitoes even after being washed 20 times.
“Malaria kills up to 3,000 children everyday and more than one million each year in the world. We can’t just sit back and watch our children die,†said Mohr.