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Accra, April 26th, GNA –
The Coalition of CSOs in Health has asked the government to take action and
redirect resources, energies and focus on strategies to intensify the struggle
against malaria and help reduce its burden on Ghana.
In a statement to mark
World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25, the Coalition stated that the movement was
necessary to achieve the overall goal of "Achieving Healthy Goals"
lives and promotes the well-being of all, at all ages. "
World Malaria Day
is a day dedicated to reflecting on the progress made in the global effort to
the fight against malaria and to stress also the need to continue
awareness for the treatment and prevention of the disease.
The theme of
the celebration is: "Zero malaria starts with me".
The Coalition also
urged Ghanaians to keep their environment clean and to ensure that they slept
treated mosquito nets.
Members of the public
require testing while health workers need to provide effective treatment
also follow for membership in the drug, the release.
He asked the media to
continue to educate the public about malaria prevention and help address the need
awareness about it.
Malaria is the most
an important vector-borne disease affecting public health, which affects the
the health and productivity of individuals and nations, including Ghana.
According to the world
World Malaria Report of the World Health Organization, no significant reduction has been achieved.
in cases of malaria between 2015 and 2017, which means that the number of
deaths from malaria in 2017 remained virtually unchanged from the previous year,
which stood at 435,000.
It means that
Despite determined global efforts, much progress has not been made so far.
prevention and control of malaria are concerned.
In addition, it has been
more and more recognized that autonomous approaches in the fight against
Malaria was not very effective in terms of behavior change at the individual and societal level.
levels.
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