The Ministry of Health and Social Services says as of January this year to 14 April , Rundu in the Kavango East Region has reported 10 deaths out of 2,092 malaria confirmed cases.

Malaria was declared an outbreak in November 2024, following a surge in cases, particularly in the northern regions of the country.

Senior Disease Surveillance Officer at the Rundu Intermediate Hospital, Muyenga Pontianus, told NAMPA that 465 people were admitted at the hospital during this period.

He says out of the 2,092 confirmed cases, 1,762 cases were locally recorded.

According to Pontianus, 330 cases were imported cases involving people seeking medical treatment around the town's borders.

He explained that most of the malaria cases were from Muroro village and Muhopi village as well as the Sauyemwa, Kehemu and Ndama residential areas.

The senior disease surveillance officer said the hospital is challenged by a shortage of malaria commodities in the region, such as rapid diagnostic test kits.

Transport remains a challenge, he stated, adding that patients also give the hospital wrong residential addresses, making it hard for hospital staff to trace cases.

Meanwhile, the Kavango West Region reported six deaths from malaria during the three-month period of January to March 2025.