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Steps are being taken on an emergency basis to control dengue, says official.

Steps are being taken on an emergency basis to control dengue, says official.

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Malaria Control Programme in Jigawa, says it has treated 1.5 million children in the just concluded Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign in the state. Malam Bilya Haruna, Coordinator of the programme, disclosed this in an interview on Saturday in Dutse. Haruna said that the exercise was conducted with the support of […]

At a time when the prevailing Covid has been claiming lives almost on a daily basis across K-P, doctors warned of another looming threat of dengue.

Graphic Online BY: Daily Graphic 705 The National Malaria Control Programme (NAMCOP) and its partners have organised a one-day training workshop for health workers in the control of mosquitoes known as Larval Source Management (LSM). The LSM is a targeted management of mosquito breeding sites, with the objective of reducing the number of mosquito larvae and pupae. The workshop was held in Bogatanga in the Upper East Region. The partners are the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Noguchi Memorial Inst...

Health Personnel Trained On Control Of Mosquitoes

Upper East: GHS, others train  health workers on Mosquito Larval Source Management   LISTEN 3 HOURS AGO The National Malaria Control Programme (NAMCOP) and its partners—Ghana Health Service (GHS), Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (NMIMR) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL)—have organised a one-day training workshop in Larval Source Management (LSM) for key stakeholders in the Upper East regional capital—Bolgatanga. The LSM training, which will be replicated across the coun...

The Gambia Draws the Line Against Malaria & Gears To Eliminate It Format The Gambia commemorates the World Malaria Day (WMD) under the theme, “ Zero Malaria- Draw the Line Against Malaria.” The Gambia is one of six countries in World Health Organization African Region that have achieved the 2020 milestones of reducing malaria cases and deaths by 40% compared to 2015. This was declared at a media briefing held to commemorate the WMD 2021 on 23rd April 2021.This achievement ensues while the c...

Daily Monitor Wednesday December 16 2020 Summary Apac was found to have the highest number of mosquito bites in the world, standing at 1,564 bites. Advertisement The distribution exercise kicked off on Monday.  However, local leaders have decried the discrepancy in the supply.  The mosquito nets were supposed to be distributed according to the number of people in each household, with one net per two people. Mr Francis Ayo, the chairperson of Ilera Cell Village, Agulu Division in Apac Municipa...