January 17
Ghana: 'Ghana Poised to Eliminate Malaria by 2028'
Ghana is poised to eliminate malaria deaths by 90 per cent and case incidence by 50 per cent in the year 2028. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Marks World Malaria Day in Accra
Continued investment and transformative innovations are critical to realising the malaria elimination goal of Ghana, the Chief of Staff, Mrs FremaAkosuaOseiOpare has said. Read more »
Ghana: Mobilise Internal Resources to Eliminate Malaria
World Health Organisation (WHO) member states, during the World Health Assembly of 2007, adopted April 25 to celebrate it as World Malaria Day to highlight the need for continued… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Ghana: Health Alert - New Deadly Mosquito Found... Transmits Malaria Parasites That Pose Greatest Risk of Severe Illness and Death - Ghs
A new invasive mosquito species said to be deadlier than the traditional anopheles mosquitoes which transmits malaria has been identified in the country. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Ghana: Commit More Resources to Fight Malaria - - Prof. Binka
An epidemiologist and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Pro-fessor Fred Binka, has advised government to commit more resources to fight… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Ghana: FDA Must Critically Check Potency, Composition of Anti-Malaris Herbal Preparation - Prof. Boampong
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong has called on the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to critically check the potency and… Read more »
April 28, 2022
Ghana: Bliss GVS Pharma Presents Gh₵150,000 Anti-Malaria Drugs to Hospitals
Bliss GVS Pharma, a global pharmaceutical company, has donated anti-malaria and other essential medicines worth GH₵150,000.00 to various hospitals, schools and colleges in five… Read more »
April 26, 2022
Ghana: Deaths-to-Malaria Decreasing, but Hospitals Still Record High Cases - Dr Malm
Although the number of deaths due to malaria continue to decrease across the country, there are still very high cases of the disease at the health facilities, the Programme Manager… Read more »
April 25, 2022
Ghana: Malaria Can Be Eliminated
Today is World Malaria Day. Instituted by WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly of 2007, the day falling annually on April 25 is an occasion to highlight the awareness… Read more »
Kenya: Fight Against Malaria - WHO Endorses RTS, S Vaccine ... Following Successful Pilot Testing in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the deployment and use of RTS, S malaria vaccine among children in malaria-endemic countries in Africa, following a successful… Read more »
April 21, 2022
Ghana: GHS to Administer 1st Malaria Vaccines to Children Nationwide Soon
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) plans to upscale the administration of the RTS, malaria vaccines for children up to two years in the coming months. Read more »
April 02, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Intensifies Efforts at Eliminating Malaria
A three-day meeting of members of Parliament drawn from ECOWAS member states to champion efforts at eliminating malaria on the sub-region has opened in Accra yesterday. Read more »