Malaria: Ghana (Q2/2021)

On track
Progress
Not on track
Not applicable
No data
Improve
Decline

Country indicators

Malaria test positivity ratio (sentinel sites)
% Parasitemia prevalence: children aged 6–59 months with malaria infection (by microscopy)
Inpatient malaria deaths per 100,000 persons per year
% of children under 5 years old who slept under an ITN the previous night
% of pregnant women who slept under an ITN the previous night
% of population using ITN among those with access to an ITN
% of pregnant women who received 3 doses of IPT for malaria during ANC visits during their last pregnancy
% of population in target areas protected with IRS in the last 12 months
39%
14.0%
4
49%
67.0%
61.0%
84.9%
DHIMS 2
Survey
DHIMS 2
Survey
Survey
Surveys
Surveys
IRS report

Scorecard

Region
Impact
Coverage
Under five case fatality rate
% of suspected malaria cases that received a parasitological test (RDTs or microscopy)
% of confirmed malaria cases treated with ACT at health facilities
% of pregnant women on Intermittent preventive treatment at least three doses at ANC according to national policy
Proportion of ANC registrants given ITN
Proportion of children due for measles 2 given ITN
 
Ghana
0.050
98
5
57
0.93
91%
 
Ahafo
99
2
65
0.80
93%
 
Ashanti
0.050
96
5
54
0.94
92%
 
Bono
0.040
99
6
64
1.00
99%
 
Bono East
0.080
99
4
54
0.78
84%
 
Central
100
9
64
0.99
96%
 
Eastern
0.070
99
6
62
0.95
91%
 
Greater Accra
97
6
66
0.90
91%
 
North East
0.700
95
10
31
0.98
100%
 
Northern
0.030
95
6
54
0.86
82%
 
Oti
0.230
97
6
53
1.00
93%
 
Savannah
91
5
27
0.92
86%
 
Upper East
99
5
44
1.00
89%
 
Upper West
0.090
100
2
65
0.98
98%
 
Volta
98
10
59
0.99
96%
 
Western
0.110
96
3
59
0.90
87%
 
Western North
0.110
97
1
66
0.78
86%
Source:
DHIMS 2
DHIMS 2
DHMIS 2
DHIMS 2
DHIMS 2
DHIMS 2