LIBYA , GHANA JOIN FORCES


…In Anti-Malaria Campaign

The Libya government, in response to a request from the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheikh I.C. Quaye, has assisted Ghana’s anti mosquito campaign with an estimated 2 million US Dollars.

The amount would go mainly into ultra-modern equipment for the eradication and control of the mosquito insect which contains the plasmodium parasite that carry the micro-organisms which cause malaria.

Part of the money would also go into the purchase of vaccines. For this reason, the Libya government flew in ten huge mist blowers which were mounted on vehicles to spray anti mosquito insecticides at 120 mosquito breading centres in the Greater Accra Region.

The areas include the La Kpeshi Lagoon and surrounding environs, the Odaw river, the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre and surrounding areas, the Ministries area, Burma Camp, Djorwulu, Chorkor, Korle Gono, Korle-Bu, Alajo, Lavinder Hill, amongst others.

Receiving the items, Sheikh I.C. Quaye thanked the Libya government and noted that the aide would go a long way to helping his anti-mosquito war.

When asked if the items could completely eradicate mosquitoes from the nation’s capital, the Regional Minister expressed the hope that breeding of the insects would be drastically reduced to an appreciable level. He said complete eradication would be an exaggeration.

Sheikh I.C. Quaye explained that the most effective anti-malaria weapon was with residents. He said if people could keep their surroundings clean and clear their gutters to prevent stagnant water, the insects would have no breeding place and with time would become extinct.

The Regional Minister appealed to residents in the Greater Accra Region to join in the anti-malaria war. He said the cost of curing malaria was far greater than the cost of preventing the disease.

Author: Halifax Ansah-Addo, Ghana