Malaria toll up in Mbarara

By Ebenezer Bifubyeka ABOUT 50 people have died in of malaria in Mbarara since the beginning of the year. "That is the figure of malaria deaths only in hospitals," Amooti Kaguna, the Mbarara District Health Officer said in an interview. "Towards the end of last year, the number of patients in hospitals was 16,000 but it had risen to 25,000 by the end of January," he added. Ends