Uganda, April 19 -- The Division of Malaria Control at the Health Ministry says the country has moved out malaria epidemic, which had affected over 70 districts.

"We are completely out of the epidemic now," Dr Jimmy Opigo, the Malaria Control Programme manager, said in an interview in Kampala yesterday.

"At the moment, the reported numbers range from 20-40 deaths per week but there are some deaths that occur in homes and private facilities. We think there is an average of around 16 people dying per day. At the peak of the epidemic, the deaths doubled. That is why our focus is on [reducing] death," he added.

A malaria epidemic refers to the occurrence of cases higher than the number expected in a given place and period, according to epi...