Malaria -- Rwanda
The sharp rise in malaria cases is exerting pressure on Rwanda's blood bank, raising fears that, should the infections continue at the current rate, hospitals across the country will be short of blood. This is because untimely treatment and prolonged sickness due to resistance to anti-malarial drugs, coupled with pre-existence of other health complications, make patients more likely to need blood transfusions.
Rwanda Today has learnt that health facilities in malaria-prone districts --
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