GHANA
Malaria is endemic and perennial in all parts of Ghana with seasonal variations more pronounced in the north. Ghana boasts an updated electronic District Health Information Management System, which has improved malaria data quality, timely reporting, and completeness. Laboratory confirmation has also improved significantly with 77 percent of malaria outpatient cases confirmed in 2016. Ghana has also achieved the highest rate of intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa (78 percent). The institutional case fatality rate among children under five years of age declined from 14 percent in 2000 to less than half a percent in 2016.
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Country Fact Sheet
GHANA MALARIA OPERATIONAL PLANS (MOPs)
The Malaria Operational Plans below are detailed 1-year implementation plans for PMI partner countries. Each plan reviews the current status of malaria control and prevention policies and interventions, identifies challenges and unmet needs to achieve PMI goals, and provides a description of planned PMI-funded activities. Each Malaria Operational Plan has been endorsed by the U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator and reflects collaborative discussions with the national malaria control programs and partners in country. Changes to these plans are reflected in revised postings.
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STORIES
How Mosquito Nets Do More Than Just Protect Families: A Mother’s Story
A mother and small-scale trader in Ghana learns how to protect herself from malaria so that she, her family, and her business can thrive.
A Scientist Behind Vital Research on Malaria Vaccines: Q&A
Professor Kwaku Poku Asante and his team at Kintampo Health Research Center in Ghana are leading the implementation of a PMI-supported trial to test the efficacy of combining the malaria vaccine with the administration of antimalarial drugs to children at high risk of malaria. We spoke to Prof Asante to learn about his work in the field of malaria, and his insights into malaria vaccine research and implementation.
Working with Disability Advocates to Help More Families Fight Malaria in Ghana
Due to bites from infected mosquitoes, Hafsah Alhassan used to [...]
