Some Refugees of Bidi Bidi camps in Uganda say inaccessibility to treated mosquito nets is a major factor fuelling cases of malaria.
According to CRN reporter at the camps, at least three refugees have lost their lives after suffering serious malaria illness.
A Pregnant mother Jessica Kiden thinks the reason death related cases of malaria are increasing is due to the fact that few numbers of households own one or more pieces of treated mosquito nets.
She says her child gets treatment for the disease but it takes less than a month before the child start suffering again from the same illness.
Senior Clinical Medical Officer in charge of staff at Iyete Clinic in Village 9 zone one Bevier Jude, says cases of malaria are rising especially in children and pregnant mothers.
He accuses mothers who receive treated mosquito nets of selling them to get money.
The Settlement Commandant of Bidi-Bidi Refugee camp, Baramwesiga Robert says the government of Uganda is very concern in solving malaria cases in the camps.
He says some funds has been secured and believes distribution of mosquito nets will begin in less than a week time.
According to World Health Organization report on malaria, the African region continues to bear 90 percent of malaria cases and 91 percent of malaria deaths worldwide.
South Sudan’s Health Ministry and the World Health Organization said malaria has claimed 99 lives while almost 770,000 cases were reported in different parts of the country in the first six months of 2018.