China donates sh1b malaria drugs to Uganda
Oct 10, 2010
THE Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs worth sh1.25b to Uganda. The drugs were officially handed over to health state minister Dr. Richard Nduhura on Friday.
By Josephine Maseruka
THE Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs worth sh1.25b to Uganda. The drugs were officially handed over to health state minister Dr. Richard Nduhura on Friday.
This is the fourth donation of anti-malarial drugs from the Chinese government at the request of Uganda in an attempt to cut down on the estimated 320 daily deaths caused by malaria.
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, between 70,000 and 110,000 annual child deaths are due to malaria.
Handing over the consignment, the Chinese ambassador to Uganda, Sun Heping, said medical care and health were a priority in the China-Africa cooperation.
“African people have long been plagued by malaria. To help them improve health care and enhance the capacity to prevent malaria, treat it and deliver better health services to the people, China has intensified its efforts to cooperate with African countries in the field of health over the past three years,†Heping said.
He also commended the good relations between Uganda and China. China is constructing a hospital and malaria research centre in Naguru, a Kampala suburb.
“We will also continue to provide Uganda with medical equipment and anti-malarial resources to improve the capacity for diagnosis and treatment, and to ensure that China aid projects are sustained to better serve Ugandans.â€
Nduhura thanked the Chinese government for continued support to Uganda in many fields, including the construction of the Naguru hospital.
Malaria accounts for 40% of Uganda’s public health expenditure.
The Government is distributing free treated mosquito nets to households and introduced free anti-malarial drugs to its health centres across the country to contain the disease.
THE Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs worth sh1.25b to Uganda. The drugs were officially handed over to health state minister Dr. Richard Nduhura on Friday.
This is the fourth donation of anti-malarial drugs from the Chinese government at the request of Uganda in an attempt to cut down on the estimated 320 daily deaths caused by malaria.
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, between 70,000 and 110,000 annual child deaths are due to malaria.
Handing over the consignment, the Chinese ambassador to Uganda, Sun Heping, said medical care and health were a priority in the China-Africa cooperation.
“African people have long been plagued by malaria. To help them improve health care and enhance the capacity to prevent malaria, treat it and deliver better health services to the people, China has intensified its efforts to cooperate with African countries in the field of health over the past three years,†Heping said.
He also commended the good relations between Uganda and China. China is constructing a hospital and malaria research centre in Naguru, a Kampala suburb.
“We will also continue to provide Uganda with medical equipment and anti-malarial resources to improve the capacity for diagnosis and treatment, and to ensure that China aid projects are sustained to better serve Ugandans.â€
Nduhura thanked the Chinese government for continued support to Uganda in many fields, including the construction of the Naguru hospital.
Malaria accounts for 40% of Uganda’s public health expenditure.
The Government is distributing free treated mosquito nets to households and introduced free anti-malarial drugs to its health centres across the country to contain the disease.