Malaria fight still effective despite covid-19 - Malaria Coordinator

Bono Regional Malaria Coordinator, Kwesi Appiah has said even though covid-19 has taken the centre stage of every activity of life, the fight against malaria is still in progress.

He was reacting to a statement by the Ghana Health Service that the citizens have turned a death ear to the measures put in place to fight against malaria in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic.

According to Kwesi Appiah, his outfit has done well so far as the fight against malaria is a concern.

He revealed that 25 people died as a result of malaria in 2018 and 17 in 2020.

Out of 25 people who died in 2018 children were 14.

He said children less than 5 years are mostly affected by malaria.

Malaria is a leading cause of death and disease in many countries, and young children and pregnant women are the groups most affected.

Ghana between January and March 2020, has recorded a total of 1,001,070 malaria cases in the country more than half of the 2,346,677 suspected cases tested, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated

He added that the fight against malaria is a shared responsibility since the government cannot fight alone.

Nana Ama Asiedu Bono Region