World Malaria Day is commemorated on 25 April every year by the international community and recognized the global efforts to end malaria. Mpumalanga province is one of the endemic malaria provinces with malaria cases concentrated in Ehlanzeni district in Nkomazi, City of Mbombela and Bushbuckridge. The malaria season transmission in the province starts every year from August continued to mild winter in May in the following year.
The Mpumalanga Department of Health will take disciplinary actions against three nurses at Tonga Hospital. This after allegations of alleged assault were reported against them by a patient.
It is alleged that one of the nurses mishandled the patient who was half naked lying on the floor next to her bed.
