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The number of deaths from malaria in the first half of the year dropped by more than two-thirds compared to the same period in 2009, according to National Malaria Center data.
“This year, cases and deaths have decreased due to our village workers; secondly, high coverage of bed nets; and thirdly, we are not out of stock of medicine…. The decrease is very, very good,” National Malaria Center director Dr Duong Socheat said.
From January to June this year there were 21,562 cases of malaria and 38 deaths, down from 33,547 cases and 135 deaths during the first six months of 2009, said Tol Bunkea, chief epidemiologist at the National Malaria Center. [Read full article…]
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