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Microbiology & Virology 2018

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P a r i s , F r a n c e

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Archives of Clinical Microbiology

ISSN 1989-8436

E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n

Microbiology &

Virology

alaria remains a major public health issue in Ghana and Africa as a whole.

It is a high killer disease in the country. The endemicity of malaria has

threatened health delivery services of the country. Malaria poses a great threat

to about 40% of the population of Ghana, especially pregnant women and

children under the age of five. The government of Ghana, the national malaria

control program, and health workers in Ghana have done a tremendous job in

intensifying efforts to prevent malaria by increasing the coverage of insecticide

treated bed net and insecticide sprays given to the people especially parents

with children under the age of five. Despite all these efforts, malaria prevalence

has not decreased as expected. The government and public health officials

should get to the root of the matter. Malaria transmission requires the presence

of Anopheles mosquitoes, conditions which favor the growth and persistence

of these mosquitoes should be looked into. Socio-economic factors, poor

sanitation systems: rural areas, stagnant patches of water, streams or ponds

are the ideal location for the development of mosquito larvae. All these factors

contribute to increasing malaria transmission and high levels of mortality

in Ghana. I recommend that the government of Ghana and the public health

system should partner with foreign waste management companies, recycling

companies, and foreign sanitation officers for assistance in educating the

people of Ghana on how to manage their waste and keep their environments

clean. Statistics show that poverty correlates with waste and mosquito

prevalence and therefore the government should also tackle poverty in the

country

Biography

Vivian Nyarko studied from Ternopil State Medical University in

Ukraine.

Ignorance, Poverty, Poor Sanitation and Malaria in Ghana

Vivian Nyarko

Ternopil State Medical University, Ukraine

Vivian Nyarko, Arch Clin Microbiol 2018 Voulume: 9

DOI: 10.4172/1989-8436-C3-011