Current location:travel >>
Uganda says anti
travel737People have gathered around
IntroductionChinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong (4th L) and Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng (2nd ...
Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong (4th L) and Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng (2nd R) attend the handover ceremony of the anti-malaria medicines donated by China, at the National Medical Stores in Kajjansi, central district of Wakiso, Uganda, on April 5, 2024. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)
KAMPALA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has said the anti-malaria medicines worth 1.1 million U.S. dollars donated by China will greatly help curb the epidemic in the east African country.
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the country last year experienced an upsurge in cases of malaria, which spread to more than half of the districts across Uganda.
Aceng was speaking Friday after receiving the consignment of drugs from the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong, at the National Medical Stores in Kajjansi, central district of Wakiso, a district in the Central Region of Uganda.
"As a country we are at high risk of malaria due to our climatic conditions. Uganda is also the 3rd highest contributor of malaria cases (5.4 percent) and 7th highest contributor of malaria deaths globally (2.9 percent)," Aceng said.
"Therefore, this generous donation of anti-malarial drugs will be helpful in the fight against malaria and control of the malaria epidemic, especially in prone areas," the minister said.
According to the minister, the most affected populations included children, pregnant women and people who live in rural and hard-to-reach areas.
She said between 2021 and 2023, the country experienced a generalized increase in malaria cases, "with some areas surpassing the epidemic thresholds."
"At the peak of the epidemic in July 2022, over 75 districts were reported as having a malaria epidemic. As a result, there was an increase in the demand for anti-malarial drugs," she said.
Ambassador Zhang said the cooperation in health was one of the most important areas of cooperation in the bilateral relations of the two countries.
"This donation is also an implementation of the medical and health program among the Nine Programs initiated at the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)," Zhang said.
The Ambassador said the two countries had for long cooperated in the health sector and would continue doing the same.
Since 1983, China has dispatched 23 batches of medical teams to Uganda with 218 doctors. Hundreds of thousands of Ugandans have since been treated for various sicknesses.
Zhang said the two countries could work together to achieve digitalization in healthcare and jointly research in herbs to combat viruses. ■
Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong (R) and Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng sign the documents during the handover ceremony of the anti-malaria medicines donated by China, at the National Medical Stores in Kajjansi, central district of Wakiso, Uganda, on April 5, 2024. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)
Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng speaks during the handover ceremony of the anti-malaria medicines donated by China, at the National Medical Stores in Kajjansi, central district of Wakiso, Uganda, on April 5, 2024. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“International Identities news portal”。http://malta.claboston.org/article-94c199860.html
Related articles
Patriots' Christian Barmore agrees to 4
travelFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore has agreed to a fou ...
【travel】
Read moreBritish troops may be tasked with delivering Gaza aid, BBC report says
travelLONDON (AP) — British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now und ...
【travel】
Read moreGreater efforts urged on sci
travelVisitors interact with a humanoid robot at the opening of the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing on ...
【travel】
Read more
Popular articles
- Queen Camilla appears in high spirits as she hosts the first female crew to win an around
- China's job market stable
- Benitez sacked by relegation
- Guangdong hand Sichuan 14th defeat in a row
- Gunnar Henderson becomes youngest player to hit 10 homers before May 1 as Orioles defeat Yankees 2
- State Councilor stresses need for elderly care meal services, continuous post
Latest articles
Sri Lanka expresses hope to join BRICS+
USC president makes her first remarks over recent campus controversies on Israel
Amazing rainbow appears on China's Longhu Mountain
Chinese tourist arrivals to Cambodia's Angkor up significantly
Top Chinese diplomat meets with executive secretary of ESCAP
Flood relief work strengthened in China's Guangdong
LINKS
- Now Meghan's A
- Brazil's president calls for IMF reform to reflect today's world
- A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathon
- UK's Princess of Wales says she is under cancer treatment
- Rivalries on tap with Barcelona
- US, UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to attack on Israel
- Average car insurance bills rocket to almost £1,000: Costs surge £284 in just ONE year
- India election 2024: Hindu nationalism is mainstream thanks to 10 years of PM Modi
- US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X
- European Union official von der Leyen visits the Finland