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Malaria 
The NMIMR has conducted research on the drug resistance of malaria in collaboration 
with WHO/TDR, NIH, the Wellcome Trust, and the US Navy after the termination of 
JICA assistance to research on malaria in 1991.    Based on the results of the research 
by the NMIMR, the GoG decided to replace chloroquine with other anti-malaria drugs.   
In addition, the director of the NMIMR, Dr. Ofori, is assigned as the chairperson of the 
National Malaria Control Programme. 
 

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HIV/AIDS 
The NMIMR is Ghana’s one and only laboratory that has the capacity and facilities to 
conduct CD4 counts and viral load tests among the official institutes in Ghana.    The 
MOH recognizes the NMIMR as a reference laboratory and an EQA institute for 
HIV/AIDS.  Under the NACP, the NMIMR conducts external quality assurance of 
HIV screening tests examined by provincial and district hospitals.  In 2003, the 
NMIMR conducted demographic and health surveys (DHS) in collaboration with the 
Ghana Statistics Service and the Ghana Health Service (GHS).  Furthermore, the 
NMIMR was in charge of external quality assurance for the HIV sentinel survey 
conducted by the NACP in 2003.     
In addition, all HIV test kits imported into Ghana have to be evaluated by the NMIMR 
and NPHRL.  Based on technical evaluations by both institutes, the GoG approves 
these imported kits.