28 August 2023
health officer of Pakistan increase in cases of Malaria in Sindh province (in all divisions, especially in lower Sindh)
This month, 286,317 cases of high fever were reported in the health centers of the state. from them, 64,519 Patients tested positive for malaria, a 31 per cent increase from the previous month, which saw 49,112 cases. There has been an increase in cases in the divisions of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Larkana And sukkur,
According to official data, the majority of cases were reported in Hyderabad division (31,891), followed by Mirpurkhas division (18,553), Larkana division (8,476), Sukkur division (2,595), Shaheed Benazirabad (2,530) and Karachi division (474).
The most affected districts were Thatta (10,182), followed by Mirpurkhas (9,621), Umarkot (6,195), Hyderabad (6,531), Larkana (4,512), Dadu (3,188), Shikarpur (2,000), Jamshoro (2,242), Badin (4,399) ) Were. ), Sujaval. (2,681), Tando Allah Yaar (1,202) and Tharparkar (2,737). Official figures also show that Malir district is the most affected in Karachi, with 474 cases of malaria reported this month.
Official figures show a gradual increase in malaria cases over the past few months and the province has reported 247,799 cases Malaria from January to August.
The increase in malaria cases has been linked to recent floods (in some districts) and poor sanitary conditions in the rest of the province.
The official figures are often questioned by independent health experts who consider this to be the tip of the iceberg.
malaria pakistan
More information about malaria in Pakistan
- 29% of the country’s population lives in areas with high transmission of the disease
- 2023. January Sindh and East Balochistan
- 2022, 4,419 cases in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 2021. 505,620 cases and 460 deaths
- 2020, 542,960 cases and 454 estimated deaths
- 2019, 640,380 cases and 544 estimated deaths
- 2018. 956,300 estimated cases; 805 deaths.
- 2013. 500,000 malaria cases and 50,000 deaths
- 2003. 122,560 cases.
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