After several years of a steady decline, recorded cases of malaria are up again in the country.
Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said on Thursday that the sector recorded between 10,000 and 11,000 cases over the past two years and was on pace to achieve less than 8,000 cases by 2012. “We’ve moved in the opposite direction this year,” he told reporters, noting that they are looking at around 15,000 cases this year. He pointed out that the numbers are not final but the estimated increase is expected.
The majority of cases occurred in the first half of the year,
