Oshikoto records five malaria deaths

NAMPA

2025-01-10

OMUTHIYA, 10 January 2025 - The directorate of health and social services head in the Oshikoto region, Joshua Nghipangelwa. (Photo by: Gabriel Tomas) NAMPA

OMUTHIYA, 10 JAN (NAMPA) – The Oshikoto Health and Social Services Directorate recorded five malaria deaths at the Onandjokwe district hospital in December 2024.
According to the directorate’s head, Joshua Nghipangelwa in an interview on Friday, 196 malaria cases were recorded in December last year alone and the increase in malaria cases was noticed in November 2024.
“The most affected gender are the males as we have recorded 57 per cent males an...

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