Tag: Malaria

Dr Michael Tetteh, the Head of the Herbal Unit at Tema General Hospital, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) still sees malaria as a life-threatening disease.

The implementation of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) has resulted in a reduction in the number of malaria cases recorded amongst children under five years during the peak season in ...

Mr. Samuel Yao Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET Foundation, has appealed to the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) to translate its video on malaria into the local languages to bridge ...

Malaria cases in the Adaklu district have reduced slightly to 3,717, representing 11.7 per cent of the 10 top Out-Patient Department cases from January to June 2023.

Avoid mosquito bites, by among other things, keeping your surroundings clean to limit mosquito breeding sites, sleeping under treated mosquito nets, applying insecticides, and using repellents as part of measures ...

Dr Paul Boateng, Case Management Focal Person, National Malaria Elimination Programme, says the introduction of the RTSS malaria vaccine has contributed to a sharp decline in malaria morbidities and mortalities ...

Dr. Mrs. Dorothy Hanson, Medical Officer at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) in Tema, has said cerebral malaria, which occurs due to the delay in the treatment of malaria, can ...

Mr. Samuel Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET Foundation, a health NGO, has appealed to churches and faith-based organizations to use their pulpits to educate their members on the dangers of ...

The use of Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) has been proven to be an effective preventive intervention in the control of malaria.

The Eastern Region recorded a total of 14 deaths from malaria in 2022 as against 29 deaths recorded in 2021