President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the effective execution of the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control, as well as the introduction of other innovative strategies means “Ghana stands ready to beat malaria.” Speaking at the Malaria Summit London 2018, on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, on the sidelines of the ongoing Commonwealth Heads of Government … Read more
First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has launched the “Reducing Malaria and Malnutrition” initiative as part of efforts to encourage participation of communities across Ghana to help address incidents of malaria and malnutrition especially among the most vulnerable members of our population. Launching the initiative, the First Lady stated that throughout her work with Infanta Malaria … Read more
According to the 2015 World Malaria Report, there were 214 million cases of malaria recorded globally in that year. The report states that malaria cases, (uncertainty range 149–303 million) and malaria deaths (range 236,000–635 000), represents a decrease of 37% cases and 60% deaths respectively, since 2000. The report also indicated that the burden was … Read more