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Uganda has reported a 40% increase in malaria cases, citing a combination of refugee influx, climate change and decreasing use of prevention networks.
This shift would add to public health concerns already fueled by the Ebola outbreak, which briefly left the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 1,800 people died.
The data showed that malaria cases recorded in June of this year jumped by 40% to 1.4 million cases compared to the same month of last year.
According to data from the Statistical Office, malaria is the leading cause of death among patients under five in Uganda.
The ministry highlighted the prolonged intermittent rains in different parts of the country. "Climate change has been one of the factors contributing to the increase in the prevalence of malaria, as reasons for the increasing prevalence.
Uganda hosts about 1.4 million refugees, most of whom have fled recent fighting in eastern DRC and southern Sudan.
Malaria kills nearly half a million people each year and 90% of these deaths occur in Africa, according to the World Health Organization.
Although WHO has declared 38 countries free of malaria since 1955, its campaign failed when mosquitoes became resistant to drugs and pesticides.
Global warming also allows the malaria parasite to withstand new environments.
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