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Malaria Control Limited (AGAMAL) has successfully completed its active program of
Residual spraying activities (IRS) for the year 2019 in 16 municipalities and
District Assemblies in Ghana.
Meetings include Obuasi Municipal and
District of Obuasi East, in Ashanti and Kasena Nankana West area, Bulsa
North and Bulsa West in the Upper East region, as well as the 11 municipalities
and District Assemblies of the Western West Region.
This was stated in a statement issued jointly by
Mr. Samuel Asiedu, Program Director of AGAMAL and Mrs. Alberta Gordon-Bosomtwe,
Responsible for communication for social and behavioral change.
According to the statement copied
Ghana News Agency on Wednesday, the exercise began on March 15, 2018 and has
ended May 31, 2019, exceeding its operational objective.
Targeted rooms were 1,023,441 and
population of 1,229,128 according to AGAMAL's operational plan for 2019, but at the end of
11 weeks of spraying, ie 1 048 990 out of 1 023 441 rooms targeted
were covered. This represents 102.5%.
Approximately 1,107,998 residents representing 91
percent, comprising 49.5 percent of men and 55.5 percent of women, benefited from
the project on 1,229,128 people should be captured.
The statement added that it was a challenge
find people at home when the spray team visited the communities and for that
No matter, they could not reach everyone.
Of the population covered, 49.45%
were men and 50.55 were women while 2.84% of women were protected
were pregnant.
"It is interesting to note that 11.85% of
the total protected population is less than five years old, "the statement said.
I said.
To ensure an effective community
protection, he said, the exercise had to cover at least 85% of cases.
available rooms and the population but they exceeded the global health
The expectation of the Organization with the use of 175 482 units (pouches) of
insecticides.
He described this year's exercise as having
successfully completed with review meetings held in the operational framework
districts to evaluate their operations, solicit feedback and collectively
informed decisions.
CIHR is funded by the Global Fund with
AngloGold Ashanti support from Obuasi Mines with co-payment of an insecticide
NGenIRS project agreement via CCSVI.
The program was implemented by AGAMAL in
partnership with the Ghana Health Service, the National Malaria Control Program with
support and cooperation of various stakeholders.
The AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine as part of
their core values and in accordance with their commitment promised to continually
make communities better.
He said preparations were well advanced for
coverage of all prison cells across the country after the
successful exercise conducted in the staff quarters and prisons of the country.
AGAMAL as part of its parity
recruited 15 sprayer operators and five supervisors in 2019
residual operating exercise inside with plans to include more women in
subsequent years.
The 2019 spraying exercise witnessed a new
insecticide called SumiShield 50WG that is odorless and does not leave
staining on the sprayed walls to check and manage the resistance of vectors that has
has always been the policy of the program over the years.
SumiShield 50WG Insecticide has a
residual efficiency up to nine months with similar characteristics with
other insecticides used for four years with odorless and colorless
as the only difference from other chemicals.
AGAMAL urged Ghanaians to contribute
their quota towards the fight against malaria by keeping the environment clean,
report any symptoms of malaria to the nearest health center, use the treated product
mosquito nets and other preventive measures as the theme of the 2019 campaign
The campaign was "Zero Malaria begins with me".
GNA
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