ABC Radio Australia
The number of reported Malaria fatalities in Cambodia has almost doubled since the start of the year, with authorities citing early rains and the delayed distribution of mosquito nets as possible reasons for the increase. But some of the blame has also gone to the global financial crisis.
Presenter: Matt Conway
Speakers: Dr Duong Socheat, director, National Centre of Parasitology and Malaria, Cambodia; Dr Habib Najibullah, World Health Organisation, Cambodia.
Listen: Windows MediaCONWAY: Cambodia has tried desperately to fend off the malaria parasite for decades and in recent years has appeared to be making some progress.
Efforts by Cambodia's National Malaria Control Program have led to a reduction of malaria cases, but the number of reported actual deaths is on the rise.
The Cambodian health ministry says the number of fatal malaria cases rose by 58 per cent in the first six months of this year as compared to the same six month period in 2008.
And it could be because the Cambodian government was slow to distribute mosquito nets in time for the wet season.
Dr Duong Socheat is the director of the national centre of Parasitology and Malaria.
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