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Malaria is reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, accounting for approximately 8–13 million episodes per year, 30–50% of outpatient visits at health facilities, 35% of hospital admissions, 9–14% of hospital deaths (nearly half of those in children less than 5 years of age) and a great many deaths occurring outside of health-care setting Malaria in Uganda: challenges to control on the long road to elimination. I Epidemiology and current control efforts Abstract Malaria remains one of the leading health problems of the developing world, and Uganda bears a particularly large burden from the disease. Our understanding is limited by a lack of reliable data, but it is clear that the prevalence of malaria infection, incidence of disease, and mortality from severe malaria all remain very high.Awesome ministries Uganda has made progress in implementing key malaria control measures, in particular distribution of insecticide impregnated bednets, indoor residual spraying of insecticides, utilization of artemisinin-based combination therapy to treat uncomplicated malaria, and provision of intermittent preventive therapy for pregnant women. However, despite enthusiasm regarding the potential for the elimination of malaria in other areas, Major challenges to malaria control in Uganda include very high malaria transmission intensity, inadequate health care resources, a weak health system, inadequate understanding of malaria epidemiology and the impact of control interventions, increasing resistance of parasites to drugs and of mosquitoes to insecticides, inappropriate case management, inadequate utilization of drugs to prevent malaria, and inadequate epidemic preparedness and response. Despite these challenges, prospects for the control of malaria will improve, and with attention to underlying challenges, progress toward the control of malaria in community can be expected. Keywords: Malaria, Plasmodium, Uganda, Insecticide-treated nets, Indoor residual spraying, Artemisinin-based combination therapy, Intermittent preventive therapy.Uganda has the 3rd highest global burden of malaria cases (5%) and the 8th highest level of deaths (3%). [1] It also has the highest proportion of malaria cases in East and Southern Africa 23.7%. There is stable, perennial malaria transmission in 95 percent of the country, being the most common malaria vectors.Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood cells. If not promptly treated, the infection can become severe and may cause kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma, and death. We do request your support in order to avoid this.