Chiwenga decries unending malaria burden

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has decried that malaria remains a distressing disease in the southern African region, as the numbers continue to soar.

Speaking during the Sadc Malaria Day commemorations and launch of the Zero Malaria Starts With Me campaign in Murewa yesterday, Chiwenga said statistics indicate that the region was lagging in terms of eliminating malaria by 2030.

About 80% of the estimated 407 million people in the region live in malaria-risk areas.

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