Briefing Paper

Malaria Risk Factors Facing Uganda’s Batwa Population

Malaria remains a major public health risk in Uganda, and is especially concerning with increased transmission rates linked to climate change. Indigenous communities like the Batwa in Kanungu district in southwestern Uganda are highly vulnerable to malaria because of their high risk factors for transmission. Community-based approaches, combined with diagnostic testing, treatment, effective surveillance and focus on vulnerable indigenous people provide an opportunity for moving policy and progress forward.”