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National Communicable Diseases Control 
As mentioned above, the Disease Control Unit of the Public Health Division in the 
GHS is implementing special programs to combat malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS.    The 
contents of each program are as follows:   
 

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Malaria Control   
In 1992, the MOH initially developed the “National Malaria Action Plan 1993-1997”.   
Within the adoption of the “Roll Back Malaria” Initiative in 1998, the MOH 
formulated a “Medium Term Strategic Plan for Malaria Control in Ghana 1998-2001” 
to improve the coverage of malaria control activities by adopting an inter-sectoral 
approach involving other government sectors and partnership with the private sector 
and twelve communities.   
There is limited information and material on the resistance of the malaria vector to 
insecticides in Ghana.    The availability of nets is limited due to the fact that there is 
no in-country manufacturing capacity in Ghana.    Bed net usage varies widely from 
4.4% in northern areas to 50-80% in southern areas.  Thus, the use of 
insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITN) is a major intervention promoted under the 
Medium Term Strategic Plan for Malaria Control, and ITN promotion between the 
MOH and the commercial sector has developed.    There is a report from an NGO that 
deals with ITN provision under a UNICEF program which states that more than 50% 
of households spend some money on anti-mosquito measures, such as coils and 
aerosols, when they are aware of ITN.    For example, when they find dead mosquitoes 
beside the net in the morning.