Malaria is still a major public health problem in Ghana even though, the country has seen significant improvement in its fight against the disease over the years. These gains that the country has chalked so far in relation to reducing the malaria burden could be attributed to the several malaria control interventions implemented in line with its National Strategic Plan. The Ghanaian population are reached interventions such as the Distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) through mass campaigns, Indoor Residual spraying for areas with high parasite prevalence, Larval Source Management, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC), Prevention of malaria in pregnancy, adherence to test treat and track initiative and supported with advocacy and behaviour change communications as well as monitoring and evaluation and surveillance.
Evidence is overwhelming that use of Long‐Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) is a highly cost‐effective strategy for malaria prevention and has been contributing to significant reductions in malaria morbidity and mortality in recent years.
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