Malaria awareness month launched
Ghana Official News Bulletin 2(8): 6
1997
PMID: 12294206 Document Number: 524615
On April 29, 1997, in Suhum, Ghana, at the beginning of Malaria Awareness Month, Minister of Health Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah announced a 6-month accelerated malaria control program in 30 districts where the disease is most endemic; the program, which is sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), will continue until September 1997. The program is being launched because of the low impact of control efforts over the previous 4 years. Under the new program, health personnel, including 250 physicians in private and government employment, will be retrained regarding the proper management and treatment of malaria. In order to curtail the improper treatment of the disease, some chemical sellers and day care assistants will also be trained in the management and control of malaria. The next stage of the program will include measures to protect people from mosquito bites and to clear areas of mosquito breeding places.