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12 Jun

Malaria Deaths Reduce In Eastern Region

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The Eastern Region recorded a total of 14 deaths from malaria in 2022 as against 29 deaths recorded in 2021 There was a total of 31,489 admissions at the various health facilities across the districts in the region due to malaria in 2021 and 36,285 admissions of malaria in 2022. Ms Naomi Hagan, Eastern Regional Focal Person for malaria told GNA there was a significant improvement in malaria control in the region including deaths due to several factors. There is improvement in case management, social and behavioural change communication, usage of the Insecticide Treated Bed nets (ITNs) as well as…

Herbal Medicines Do Not Kill Malaria Parasites – Dr Hanson

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Dr. Dorothy Hanson, a Medical Officer at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) at Tema, said drinking herbal medicines does not kill malaria parasites but only treats the symptoms. “No matter the number of herbal concoctions patients consume, that will not clear the parasites from their system,” she said, and that most of those who relied on herbal medications always ended up in the hospital for treatment. This is because the parasites remained in their bodies even after they thought they had done the treatment. Speaking at the Ghana News Agency’s health communication platform in Tema, Dr. Hanson said some species…

Ninety Percent Of Ghanaians Have Malaria Parasite – Noguchi

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The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has disclosed that 90 percent of Ghanaians have malaria parasites and are unaware. Professor Linda Eva Amoah, Associate Professor of Immunology NMIMR, said this research meant that most adults and children have malaria and were not aware, adding that, the fact that these people are unaware, indicates that they were not treated and serve as a reservoir for transmission. She made this known in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) when the NMIMR organised a free malaria screening for traders at Madina in the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal District. The…