700 Seram people struck by malaria

700 Seram people struck by malaria

AMBON, Maluku: Malaria has affected more than 700 residents of
Seram regency in Maluku over the past two weeks, resulting in 16
deaths, an official said on Tuesday.

"Most of the people affected with the disease are women and
children," said Tini Pawa, a senior official at the provincial
health office.

Most of those affected live in Amarsekaru subdistrict, Tini
said. According to her, the majority of the deaths occurred
because of a lack of medical care.

The Maluku health office is sending a team of doctors to deal
with the malaria outbreak in the regency. -- JP