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Malaria in Muramvya abating

    NAIROBI
    The outbreak of malaria in the western province of Muramvya is abating, according to local health officials. The Agence burundaise de presse quoted the head of the provincial health department as saying the number of cases had dropped from 25,000 in December 2000 to 9,000 this month following “robust action” by the government and non-governmental organisations working in the province. “With the joint objective of eradicating the pandemic, they have been distributing free medicines and mosquito nets,” the report stated.

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