PHM-Exch> CUBAN MALARIAL CONTROL GHANA

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: TOM FAWTHROP <tomfawthrop at gmail.com>

*Ghana News agency (excerpts)*
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*Accra, June 9, GNA – The MOH is negotiating with Cuba to build a factory in
Ghana to produce biolarvicides, the needed ingredients for biological
elimination of malaria parasites.*

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*The MOH has therefore signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Labiofam
Group Limited of Cuba under the National Malaria Control programme to
produce the biolarvicides.*

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*Malaria is the leading cause of death in Ghana and causes huge economic
burden for the health sector.*

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*The production of biolarvicides is being run on pilot bases and is covering
Greater Accra, Brong Ahafo and Ashanti Regions.*

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*The Minister of Health made this known when he addressed the Second
National Scientific Congress of Cuban Medical Brigade in Accra on Thursday.*

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*The congress was attended by the current 183 Cuban medical team working in
the nine regions of Ghana.*

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*The Cuban Medical Brigade accepts postings to the remote areas of Ghana
despite the lack of some basic social infrastructural facilities. T**he
number of medical officers is 200 in 2011.  *

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*In addition, Cuba will eventually train 250 new Ghanaian doctors in Cuba
who will come back and serve in the rural communities.*

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*The biolarvicides project has become a model in the West African sub-region
and has been adopted by the Economic Community of West Africa. **Currently,
it has started in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and conditions are being prepared in
other countries as well as building factories in Nigeria, Cote d’ Ivoire and
Ghana.*

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