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Research conducted by the Biotechnology and Nuclear Research Institute (BNARI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has revealed extreme resistance to insecticides among Anopheles mosquitoes in a small cocoa-growing village in the Ashanti Region.
The research conducted at Atatam in the Adansi Asokwa District showed that there were two major malaria vectors, one dominating during the dry season and the other during the rainy season.
In many communities, there is only one transmission season, usually the rainy season.
The Director of the BNARI, Dr Michael Osae, made this known when he shared the findings with the chiefs and the people of Atatam as part of a malaria awareness campaign.
Mr. David Kunta, Adansi Asokwa District Director of Health Services, has expressed worry about the low education on the covid-19 among school children in the District.
He has therefore charged teachers in the District to use a few minutes every morning to educate the pupils on the coronavirus pandemic and its effects to enable them acquire the needed knowledge and appreciate the importance of adhering to the safety protocols.
Mr. Kunta made the call when a joint team from the district health and education directorates toured some basic schools to observe and monitor the implementation of covid-19 safety protocols in the schools.