Ghana has successfully reduced malaria-related deaths by over 97% between 2014 and 2024. Additionally, outpatient department cases have seen a three percent decline, while hospital admissions due to malaria have decreased by 17%.
At an event commemorating the 2025 World Malaria Day, Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh outlined the country’s National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan (2023 to 2028), which aims to further reduce malaria deaths by 51%.
In a speech delivered by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the minister highlighted a target for a 36% drop in under-five malaria case fatality rates in 2024, using 2022 as the baseline. He emphasized the plan to ensure steady rollout of malaria vaccines, aiming for over 70% coverage for the first dose.
“We will continue to expand effective interventions such as indoor residual spraying, distribution of insecticide-treated nets, seasonal malaria chemoprevention, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnancy, case management, and new malaria vaccine initiatives,” he stated.
He urged all Ghanaians to sustain the momentum by inspiring action in every home, school, and district to help eradicate malaria.
“Let us ensure that every Ghanaian, young or old, understands that malaria elimination begins with us. Together, with commitment, knowledge, and collective action, we can and will make history,” he concluded.
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