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By
Dennis Peprah, RNG
Sunyani, April 25, GNA
– Mr. Raphael Godlove Ahenu, Managing Director of Global Media
GLOMeF, called on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to complete its services
measures to control malaria as Ghana joins the world to observe
World Malaria Day.
World Malaria Day is
an international celebration commemorated each year on April 25 and recognizes
global efforts to combat malaria.
It's a
internationally recognized day, highlighting global efforts to fight malaria
and celebrate the progress made.
GLOMeF a human rights
non-governmental organization anti-corruption media said since 2000 that the
the world has made historic progress against malaria, saving millions of lives,
However, half of the planet is still at risk for these preventable and treatable diseases.
illness, which costs the life of a child every two minutes
Overall, the world
Health Organization estimates that 4.4 billion people in 106 countries are in
the risk of malaria and after more than a decade of steady progress in the fight against
malaria, progress has stabilized.
According to the WHO report
latest report on malaria in the world, no significant progress has been made in reducing malaria
case between 2015 and 2017.
The estimated number
malaria deaths in 2017, at 435,000, remained virtually unchanged over the last
last year.
In an interview with
Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, Ahenu regrets progress
the reduction of the national malaria burden is stalled and calls for increased coverage
Malaria control interventions, especially in urban slums.
He stressed that
Ghana could win the fight against malaria and achieve sustainable development.
Development goals to end malaria by 2030, if the GHS maintains control of malaria
at the top of its agenda, mobilize sufficient resources and empower communities to
property of the struggle.
Malaria, Mr Ahenu
observed is both a major cause and a consequence of global poverty and its consequences.
the burden was the heaviest among the poorest and most vulnerable members of
society.
However, he said that he
was optimistic that with renewed attention and commitment "we can be the generation
put an end to one of the oldest and most deadly diseases of man.
GNA
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