Dr Mavis Oppong Addo, the Greater Accra Regional Malaria Case Management facilitator, has called for increased and sustained education on malaria prevention to properly manage the cases in Ghana. She said even though the country has made strides in malarial control, the disease is still prevalent, hence the need for intensification of education. In this …
Tackling Malaria During Pregnancy
In many parts of Western Kenya, the beginning of heavy rainfall is always accompanied by an upsurge of malaria cases. The prolonged rains increase the amount of stagnant water in the environment, hence providing a breeding place for infectious mosquitoes that cause malaria. In malaria-endemic regions like Bungoma and Kakamega County, children below five years …
Greater Kumasi benefits from Larval Source Management Training
The Deputy Director, Public Health (DDPH) in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Michael Rockson Adjei, has emphasised that Larval Source Management (LSM) was a crucial malaria control intervention. He admonished Ghanaians to embrace this measure when its implementation begins. Dr Adjei made the statement while speaking to journalists at the end of a one-day LSM training …
Private sector support key in achieving Zero Malaria in Ghana
In 2019, out of the 229 million cases and 409 000 malaria deaths globally, 11 countries contributed to these statistics with 10 of these countries being in Africa including Ghana. Malaria remains a major cause of illness and death in Ghana, particularly among children and pregnant women accounting for 41% of outpatient cases due to …
Gifty Anti named Ghana’s new Malaria Advocate and Champion
The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the National Malaria Advocacy Committee (NMAC), has introduced Gifty Naana Dansoa Anti, a Journalist as Ghana’s New Malaria Advocate and Champion.2 She is also the current Chief Executive Officer of GDA Media limited, producers of the Stand Point Television programme, which she hosts, and …
Ghana achieves malaria mortality targets, but infections remain high
he Programme Manager, National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), says although Ghana has made great achievements over the past years in its malaria mortality targets, infection rates remain high. Dr Keziah Malm said the disease continued to be of great public health importance to Ghana, saying: “We have interventions, which have proven to work, but it …
Did you know that Malaria in pregnancy could cause miscarriages?
The World Health Organisation designates the 25th of April as WORLD MALARIA DAY to commemorate the effect of malaria on disease burden countries and high-risk populations such as pregnant women and infants. This year it was themed Zero Malaria – Draw the line against malaria. Malaria is the most common infection in the tropics, including …
How to make your freelance reporting sustainable
Newsroom layoffs have become an evergreen storyline in the media industry today. More than 16,000 newsroom jobs in the U.S. were slashed in 2020, across local newsrooms and media giants alike. Whether by choice or increasingly out of necessity, it is clear that more and more journalists are turning to freelancing. I was intimidated when I began …
Pharmaceutical giants ink deal to boost access to malaria vaccine in Africa
British pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Wednesday signed a product transfer agreement for malaria vaccine with Bharat Biotech (BBIL) of India to boost its access in Africa. The agreement will facilitate seamless transfer of manufacturing of the protein part of the malaria vaccine from GSK to BBIL and boost action on the leading killer of …
Back from holiday? Here’s how you need to navigate COVID-19 and Malaria
Did you go on holiday this December/January? Don’t forget to educate yourself on the differences between COVID-19 and Malaria. Thanks to the whirlwind that was 2020, the December holiday season not only came as a welcome break but also saw a dramatic resurgence in the spread of COVID-19. Although, that didn’t stop many of us …