Ghana recorded a 97% decline in malaria-related deaths between 2014 and 2024, Health Minister Kwabena Minta Akhand said.
He said in 2024 the country recorded a 51% decrease in malaria-related deaths, a 36% decrease in malaria case facilities under the age of 5, and a decline in both malaria hospitalization and outpatient patients.
Akandoh said this in a speech read on his behalf yesterday by the Ghana Health Services Agency (GHS), Professor Samuel Kaba Akoliea of Accra, yesterday as Ghana joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Malaria Day.
The commemoration was held on the theme of “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvestment, Rethinking, Rekindling.”
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Akandoh said the reduction in malaria-related deaths, malaria hospitalizations and outpatient cases meant that Ghana had achieved positive results in her efforts to eliminate malaria by 2028 (2023-2028).
Despite the decline in recorded deaths, hospitalizations and outpatient cases, Akando noted that it is important to strengthen her efforts to eliminate malaria by 2028.
Therefore, he has acquired full ownership of the Malaria Elimination Program through domestic resources and partnerships, and has integrated the plan into all sectors of the economy to eliminate disease by 2028, urging the country to change leadership and behavior in the fuel community.
“The path to Ghana without malaria needs to be integrated into how it funds urban planning, resource management, children’s education and national priorities,” Akandoh said.
He further said the government will continue to expand effective interventions such as indoor residual sprays and net distribution where insecticides have been treated, ensuring the country has achieved the goals of the country’s Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan.
Professor Akoriyea in a speech given on his behalf by the director of Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of Public Health at GHS, said that Ghana reached a coverage rate of 53% in relation to indoor spraying via five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles, five cycles. Last year, the Bono East region.
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Again, he said 19 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets were distributed during the recent mass malaria campaign, recording a drop in malaria positives between 20.9% and 16% in 21 districts allocated for malaria elimination.
However, Professor Akoriyea said that mosquito net usage remains low, but said the recent indoor residual spray campaign only covers 53% of the target area, so the country needs to expand its efforts.
On her part, Dr. Sally Anne, the WHO executive who represents Fu Country, urges Ghana to increase domestic funding, rethinks her approach to the fight against malaria, and empowers all stakeholders in the elimination of malaria.
O’Haneyere’s gifty anti, national malaria champion, praised all stakeholders for their efforts in the fight against malaria and urged citizens to ensure the efforts of their stakeholders.
The Chair of the Opportunity, NII ASHITEY AKOMFRA GBETSOOLO III, Tessie’s Paramount Chief, urged citizens to be ambassadors in the fight against malaria and to ensure Ghana becomes a malaria-free country.
