Reitumetse Makwea The number of malaria cases in South Africa have decreased by 88% from 64 622 cases in 2000 to 8 126 in 2020, and deaths are also down 92%. Malaria vaccine vial with syringe and stethoscope. Picture: iStock South Africa appears to be winning the war on malaria and is on track to eliminate the transmission of the disease by 2023, says a senior government health official. Sunday marks World Malaria Day, which celebrates the global progress in stopping the spread of malaria, with the theme “Zero Malaria – Drawing the Line Against Malaria”. The World Health Organisation (WHO) this week launched an initiative to stop the transmission of malaria across 25 countries, including South Africa and North Korea, by 2025. According to the director of malaria and other vector-borne diseases at the national
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that government is poised to improve measures to fight malaria in the country.
According to GHS, though the COVID-19 pandemic has been given much attention, he said the National Malaria Control Programme is also in full force.
Addressing the media after management of Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd donated antimalarials and other essential drugs worth GHS124,000 to the Korle Bu Teaching hospital and Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) hospital to commemorate World Malaria Day, Data Manager at the family health division of the Ghana Health Service, Ebenezer Amanor Addo said government is poised to combat malaria in Ghana.
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