Luanda - the number of malaria cases dropped from four million to three million in recent years, the director of the national malaria program told Angop today.

Speaking on the celebrations of the malaria world day, Filomeno Fortes stated that the number of deaths also decreased from 20,000 to 9,000 as a result of the anti-malaria campaigns, namely through sensitization actions, distribution of mosquito nets, the anti-larvae
combat and the initiative of the US president. 

He said the coverage of 90 per cent is not satisfactory since the goal is to reach 100 per cent coverage by the end of the year with the distribution of COARTEM anti-malaria tablets in every health unit. 

 
Dr Fortes revealed that the government will launch on April 25 an anti-larvae program with the aim to boost the campaign against the desease which mostly hit the provinces of Luanda, Malanje, Uije and Benguela.