UK government strengthens Ugandan response to fight against malaria

The five-year badistance, amounting to two hundred and six billion shillings, which began in 2018 and ends in 2022, is channeled through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Children's Fund. USAID. The funding supports the reduction of malaria in 26 heavily affected districts and builds national capacity to cope with the burden of malaria.

Today, at the launch of the Target Malaria Insectarium at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, British High Commissioner Peter West said: "Investing in malaria prevention and control strategies will help to prevent the death of thousands of children. Many families will be spared the indescribable grief of losing a child. And these children will be able to contribute to the future of Uganda. This is a reason in itself to support the fight against malaria, and the UK is proud to do so. "

Uganda is among the 10 countries most affected by malaria, accounting for 4% and 3% of global cases and deaths, despite positive trends over the last decade. Malaria continues to kill and prevent people, especially children, from reaching their full health potential, thus calling for more concerted and strengthened efforts and interventions to address these issues. fight against the disease.

The main priorities for UKaid funding are: – strengthening district health systems, including epidemiological and entomological surveillance of malaria; district capacity building for malaria intervention management; improve access to malaria prevention interventions, including increased intermittent preventive treatments during pregnancy, increased access to insecticide-treated nets and their use, and the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets; improved diagnosis and treatment of malaria in the public and private sectors and at the community level.

At the national level, funding from UKaid aims to strengthen the capacity of the National Malaria Control Program and improve the quality and use of data.