Tag: Malaria
US partnership moves Ghana closer to malaria elimination
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in its 15th Annual Report demonstrated significant progress made between Ghana and the United States to fight malaria.
A...
Develop guidelines for disbursement of DACF for malaria-SEND-Ghana
Mrs Harriet Nuamah Agyeman, Senior Programmes Officer at Send-Ghana, has said there should be guidelines on how the 0.5 per cent District Assembly Common...
Malaria tops reported sicknesses in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District
Malaria is at the top of the ten most reported diseases in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District since 2019, Mr Edmund Banafo Nartey, the district...
Malaria more fearful than witches – Apostle Onyinah
The 2021 World Malaria Day (WMD) has been observed in Accra with a call on the public to fear malaria more than witches.
Apostle Professor...
Major malaria vaccine breakthrough in Burkina Faso trial
A malaria vaccine that has achieved efficacy of 77 per cent in children in Burkina Faso has become the first to meet the World...
AGAMal works with stakeholders to stem incidence of malaria
Residents of Fomena in the Adansi-North District of the Ashanti Region, have undergone a health screening exercise on malaria to help identify and treat...
World Malaria Day: Step up the fight against malaria
The African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has called on stakeholders in the fight against malaria to step up the game to save...
WHO launches effort to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries by 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new initiative which aims to halt transmission of malaria in 25 more countries by 2025.
The initiative...
African health experts call for innovative financing to eradicate malaria
Countries across the Sub-Saharan African region should explore fiscal incentives that can stimulate investments in malaria control programs amid the quest to eradicate the...
Malaria vaccine data from pilot project is promising – WHO
A pilot project in Africa with a malaria vaccine going well, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
In Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, more...
650,000 children in 3 African countries vaccinated against malaria
More than 650,000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received the malaria vaccine in the last two years since its launch, the World...
More than 11,800 benefit from malaria vaccination in AOB District
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) District has vaccinated about 11,818 children to protect them against malaria.
The malaria vaccine reduces the number of times a child gets...
AGAMal to protect 84,984 residents in Builsa land from malaria
The AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control Limited (AGAMal) targets to protect residents of the Builsa area in the Upper East Region from malaria in the...
Malaria cases drop in Asikuma Odoben Brakwa
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa ( AOB) district health directorate has recorded a tremendous dip in malaria cases in the district.
The district recorded 632 malaria...
Uganda completes distribution of 27.5 million nets in renewed fight against malaria
Uganda's ministry of health has completed an eight-month nationwide distribution of insecticide treated mosquito nets in a renewed fight against malaria.
Emmanuel Ainebyoona, spokesperson for...
Malaria, respiratory tract infections, hypertension top OPD cases in Accra
Malaria, respiratory tract infections and hypertension are the leading causes of Out Patient Department (OPD) morbidity in the Greater Accra Region.
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Low utilization of treated bed nets thwarting Ghana’s zero malaria efforts
Low usage of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (LLITNs) identified in New Juaben South Municipality remain a grave challenge to Ghana’s drive in...
Malaria a cruel and deadly disease the ordeal of Vicente Azumah
Mr Vicente Azumah, a survivor of malaria and resident of Ashaiman a suburb of Accra, says malaria is a cruel and deadly disease poise...
Preventing malaria in pregnancy: Need for regular supply of Sulphadoxine – Pyrimethamine
It has been the case that some pregnant women would not report for antenatal care (ANC) when they got pregnant so that they would...
El Salvador has been officially certified as malaria-free
Today, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes the news that El Salvador has been officially certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO).
El...
Malaria: UER records zero under-five mortality in 2020
Death caused by malaria in children less than five years in the Upper East Region has drastically reduced from 0.72 per cent in 2015...
Malaria, the bitter experiences and the realities
A GNA feature by Bertha Badu-Agyei
Many children in Ghana die before the age of five, due to complications from malaria, the story of Madam...
Malaria: COVID-19 increasing self-medication
Walking to drug stores or combing nearby bushes in search for medication for the treatment of malaria remains a preferred choice and a first...
AU chalks huge success in combating malaria amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Launches initiative to engage youth and a new digital platform for data-driven malaria responses on the continent
President Uhuru Kenyatta, chair of the African...
Malaria tops OPD attendance in Akuapem North
The Akuapem North Municipality has recorded a total of 10,021 cases of malaria between January and October this year, topping the list of all...
Budgetary failures at MMDAs affront to fight against malaria
The failure of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prioritise malaria control programmes in the district's financial plans and budgets is an...
Anti-Retroviral drugs runs-out in Ghana – Health Actors call for remedy
The Non-State Actors for Health and Development Ghana (NSA-Ghana), on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Health to immediately re-stock the country’s regional medical...
Malaria tops reported health cases in Birim South District
The Birim South District recorded a total of 10,883 malaria cases representing 49 percent of all Out Patient Department (OPD) cases from the period...
Malawi moves to combat malaria in rainy season ahead
The government of Malawi with the help of the World Health Organization is administering the malaria vaccine to children under the age of three...
South Africa strives to eliminate malaria
With over 700 malaria deaths South Africa has recorded over the past five years, the health department said that it was working hard to...