Malaria deaths down by 54 %

Rwanda has registered a 54 percent reduction in malaria related-deaths, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC).The announcement was made yesterday, as Rwanda joined other nations to celebrate the World Malaria Day.“Comparing data from 2005 to 2010, malaria incidence has declined by 70 percent; malaria cases have decreased by 60 percent while malaria deaths have declined by 54 percent,” reads a statement from RBC.