The Clinical Features of Severe Malaria

Severe/complicated malaria is malaria caused by infection with Plasmodium falcioarum that is sufficiently serious to be an immediate threat to life. It is a medical emergency

Waiving taxes on bed net is a wise and strategic move by Government. It should be applauded

The Government of Uganda has to be congratulated for waiving taxes on bednets and related materials; as a step in ousting malaria from Uganda. Malaria is well recognised as the leading cause of ill-health among our people. It accounts for many deaths especially children aged less than five years. malaria is not a new disease and people are aware of the efforts in the 60s; aimed at controlling it. those efforts failed mainly because they were not sustainable. The current administrators and health planners are; therefore; facing a challenge of designing malaria control programmes which are cheap; effective and sustainable