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The Uganda Weekly Malaria status update is produced by National Malaria Control Program, WHO Country Office and Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project on a weekly basis to guide planning. This Status update uses weekly surveillance data.

WEEKLY MALARIA STATUS - UGANDA WEEK 13, 2018

WEEK 13 2018

Trends in Weekly Confirmed Incidence of Malaria (Cases/1,000 population)

Highlights

Trends in Weekly Malaria Deaths

Trends in Malaria reporting rates

Reporting rate has reduced from 78% in the

previous week to 73%.

Malaria cases have increased from 77,500 in

week 12 to 85,500 cases in week 13.

Treatment of test negatives decreased in East-

ern Uganda though still high in Karamoja region

Hoima and Ngora district have the highest

malaria deaths.

The President of Uganda

His Excellency Yoweri

Kaguta Museveni-

launched Mass Action

Against Malaria at and

Uganda Parliamentary

Forum on Malaria the

Parliament of Uganda.

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Trends in Weekly Total Incidence of Malaria (Cases/1,000 population)

Percentage of Test Negatives Treated

Trends in Malaria Test Positivity Rate

Table showing Malaria Deaths at Health Facilities

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District Health facility No. of deaths

Kyegegwa Bujubuli HC III 1

Kamwenge Bunoga HC III 1

Hoima Hoima Regional Referral Hospital 2

Kasese Kilembe Hospital 1

Hoima Kyangwali HC IV 3

Kisoro St. Francis, Mutolere 1

Nebbi St. Luke Angal Hospital 1

Apac Apac Hospital 1

Moyo Obongi HC IV 1

Moyo Goli HC III NGO 2

Pakwach Pakwach HC IV 1

Yumbe Yumbe HC IV 1

Mbale Mbale Regional Referral Hospital 2

Ngora St. Anthony Domiciliary HC II 3

Total 21

The number of confirmed malaria incidence is highest in Moyo and Adjumani and has increased gradually

from 6 cases per 1000 population to over 10 cases per 1000 population over the past 4 weeks.

Kyangwali HC IV, St. Anthony Domiciliary HC II, Goli HC III NGO and Hoima regional referral Hospital

reported the highest number of malaria deaths.

Kotido, Moroto, Bundibugyo and Mayuge have continued treating test negatives for malaria. These

districts have over 70% of those that test negative for malaria treated with an ACT.

Namayingo Kibaale, Mubende, Busia and Namutumba have a high test positivity rate of over 41%

The malaria cases in central Northern Uganda have returned to pre-epidemic levels. Appreciative of

DHTs, leaders and malaria implementing partners

Detailed Observation in Review Period

For further information please contact NMCP

Jimmy OPIGO PM NMCP/MoH. opigojimmy@gmail.com

Miriam NANYUNJA WHO-NPO/DPC nanyunjam@who.int

Daniel Kyabayinze NMCP/MoH. kyabayinzed@gmail.com

Bayo S FATUNMBI WHO-IPO/MAL fatunmbib@who.int

Damian Rutazaana NMCP/MoH damianamanya@gmail.com

Paul MBAKA WHO-NPO/AHO mbakap@who.int

Charles KATUREEBE WHO-NPO/MAL katureebe@who.int

Reporting Rates

Recommendations and Actions taken on previous recommendations

The National malaria control programme and partners to urgently mobilise resources for lIRS/

Larviciding for upsurge areas of Kisoro district

All reported malaria deaths should be investigated by the respective districts and follow-up should be

carried out by the National malaria control programme and regional Implementing partners.

To sustain gains in Northern Uganda, NMCP, district and implementing partners need to strengthen case

management, ICCM, surveillance and BCC

Sandra NABATANZI Intern, WHO sandranabatanzi@gmail.com

Monica NABATANZI Data Analyst mnabatanzi@uhsc.ug

Update on Kisoro Malaria Upsurge

Kisoro district Epidemic Response Task Force with support from RHITES SW and Malaria Control Program have considerably reduced the burden

of the Malaria however, the cases still remain high. RS / Larviciding needed urgently to deal with the epidemic though support absent.

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