Uganda, April 21 -- BY

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PARLIAMENT

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mr Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Ministry of Health to draft a strategy through which the government will embark on a countrywide spraying campaign to wipe out mosquitoes to boost fight against malaria.

In the directive issued at the Parliament on Saturday, Mr Tayebwa tasked the Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to ensure that her team delivers the strategy detailing the specific approach and amounts required within three months to inform Parliament's debate on the matter.

"I hope [that] in the next three months you can bring us a strategy that is costed and we put our foot on the ground to provide money to sort out that issue," Mr Tayebwa ...