Cambodia - Malaria: 57,080 cases, 83 deaths (first eleven months of 2011)

[Ronan Kelly]

Malaria claims 44 lives in Cambodia in last 7 months
Xinhua
Malaria has killed 44 Cambodians during the first seven months of this year, 25 percent down from 59 deaths of the same period last year, according to the record of the National Centre for Malaria on Tuesday.

The report showed that from January to July this year, 30,924 cases of malaria had been reported, up 17 percent from 26,308 cases during the same period last year.

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Cambodia - Malaria: 57,080 cases, 83 deaths (first eleven months of 2011)

Cambodia - Malaria: 57,080 cases, 83 deaths (first eleven months of 2011)

Cambodia Is Successful in Reducing Malaria Mortality Rate

AKP Phnom Penh, January 5, 2012 ?

...In 2011, the malaria mortality rate decreased to 0.15 percent from 0.25 percent in 2010, he said, stressing that the figures showed that Cambodia has already achieved the Millennium Development Goal, according to which, the malaria mortality rate is set to be reduced to 0.4 percent by 2015.

In the first eleven months of 2011, some 57,080 cases of malaria have been reported, up 11 percent from 51,324 cases during the same period of 2010, said Dr. Chor Meng Chour, adding that however, the number of deaths has declined from 128 to 83...

http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=14396