Angola: Over 100 People Die of Malaria in Nine Months in Southern Cunene

Ondjiva — At least 188 people died of malaria from January to September this year in southern Cunene province, out of a total of 95,913 cases of the disease diagnosed by the region’s health authorities, ANGOP learned on Thursday.

According to the epidemiological situation report from the Provincial Health Office, compared to the same period in 2023 there was an increase of 72 deaths and 16,359 cases of the disease.

The incidence of malaria this year was 7.57 percent, the mortality rate was 0.14…