🎉 In 2024, Ghana will enter a 'malaria elimination' phase, marking a step forward in the country's ongoing fight against the epidemic. According to a recent Semafor article, Ghana will progress from its current 'control' phase— where disease control efforts are focused on reducing the number of people infected to as few as possible— to an 'elimination' phase, which will focus on stopping local transmission of #malaria altogether. The article also featured quotes from Ghana Health Service Director General Dr. Patrick Aboagye, who noted that malaria infections and deaths had reduced significantly 📉 after RTS,S, the first malaria vaccine approved by the World Health Organization, was piloted four years ago. 📰 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTYyH2hU
