Malaria situation in Uganda and treatment of Un-complicated malaria

ABSTRACT

Malaria is the leading cause of illness and death in Uganda. In 1992 it accounted for 25of the total out patient morbidity; 20of the admissions to health facilties and 15of all in-patient deaths (MOH; Planning Unit 1993). The 1994 atributable to malria. However; in the last quarter of 1997 and the first quarter of 1998; there was an upsurge of malaria cases throughout the country. The increase was attributed to the El Nino climate anormalies. The proportional illness attributable to malaria in 1997 ranged from 30-35