Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Record 300% increase in malaria cases
300% increase in malaria cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than 5 lakh people were affected during the last year.
According to the report issued by the Health Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regarding malaria, more than 180,000 people were affected by malaria in Shangla.
DI Khan 70 thousand, Lucky Marwat 44 thousand, Kirk 24 thousand, Tank 40 thousand, Khyber 24 thousand 400, South Waziristan more than 17 thousand cases were reported.
According to the report, 44 thousand people were diagnosed with malaria in Buner, 34 thousand people in Bannu and 17 thousand people in Nowshera last year.
8 thousand in Mohmand, 10 thousand in Bajaur, 13 thousand 900 in Mardan were affected by malaria.
According to the Health Department, more than 150 thousand cases of malaria were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2022.