Malaria in Lukuli - a community greatly affected by malaria
The area served by Hope Clinic Lukuli includes the wetlands and the waterways that flow to Lake Victoria. As the population of Makindye has expanded, these previously swampy, papyrus-covered areas have become the site of basic housing. In addition to homes being in permanently damp areas, ideal for mosquitoes to breed, the housing is very dense and the reservoir of people with malaria and the mosquitoes ensures constant infections. As waterways are diverted into culverts around people's walls and alongside roads, puddles form and will not drain and standing water is where mosquitoes breed. Among our out-patients, 35-40% a month are confirmed with malaria parasites.

The laboratory at Hope Clinic Lukuli provides an essential service. The chart, developed from the monthly HMIS reports we make to Uganda's Ministry of Health, shos that 270 to 450 malaria cases are confirmed each month. Importantly, these are typically 50-60% of all fevers tested at Hope Clinic. This means that the patient without malaria when then get the right care and medication to mitigate the viral cause or treat the bacterial or other parasitic cause of their fever. In Lukuli, malaria and fever are both common and we serve that need.

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