Take Collective Action to Reduce the Burden of Malaria – Coalition

General News of Saturday, April 27, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-04-27

The Coalition of CSOs in the Health Sector asked the government to take action and redirect resources, energies and focus on strategies to scale up the fight against malaria and reduce its burden on Ghana.

In a statement issued on the occasion of World Malaria Day on April 25, the Coalition stated that this initiative was necessary to ensure the global resolve to achieve SDG-3 "Ensuring healthy and healthy lives." promote the well-being of all and all ages ".

World Malaria Day is a day for reflection on the progress made in the global effort to fight malaria and the need for ongoing awareness about the treatment and prevention of malaria.

The theme of the celebration is "Zero malaria starts with me". The Coalition also urged Ghanaians to keep the environment clean and to ensure that they sleep in treated mosquito nets.

Members of the public must demand tests, while health workers must ensure effective treatment and also monitor adherence to treatment, the statement said.

He asked the media to continue to educate the public about malaria prevention and to help raise awareness about it.

Malaria is the most important vector-borne disease of public health importance, affecting the health and productivity of individuals and nations, including Ghana.

According to the latest World Malaria report from the World Health Organization, no significant reduction in the number of malaria cases has been recorded between 2015 and 2017, which means that the number of deaths due to malaria in 2017 remained virtually unchanged from the previous year (435,000).

This means that, despite determined global efforts, much progress has not yet been made in malaria prevention and control.

In addition, there is growing recognition that self-help approaches to malaria control have not been very effective in changing behavior at the individual and societal levels.