This study examines the relationship between climatic factors and reported malaria
cases using data from 12 districts in Uganda over the period 2000-2011. It uses a
panel dataset comprising of temperature, temperature standard deviation, minimum
humidity, maximum humidity, precipitation, precipitation standard deviation,
malaria cases, health facilities, hospital beds, health workers, per capita health
expenditure and gross domestic product per capita. The fixed effects model was found
to be preferable. Health facilities, per capita GDP, the interaction of temperature and
precipitation, the interaction of precipitation and variability in precipitation,
maximum and minimum humidity were found to have a significant positive effect on
malaria cases. Hospital beds and health workers are significant and negatively related
to malaria cases; while per capita health expenditure, temperature, precipitation and
variability in temperature have no effect.