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Ghana

Each year, malaria claims the lives of 22% of children under five in Ghana. With your help, NetsforLife® is working to prevent child deaths from malaria in Ghana.

Progress Indicators

  • 2,039,157
  • 5,478,286
  • 25,797

History

Natural resources have made Ghana more prosperous than many of its neighbors in West Africa. However, most Ghanaians are small landowners relying on subsistence farming to survive, with one-third living below the poverty line. Because of erratic rainfall and a short harvest season, the northern region of the country is particularly vulnerable to chronic poverty and food shortages.

 

Areas Impacted

NetsforLife® is working in more than 200 communities in 24 sub-districts.

  • A baseline study has been completed covering all 24 sub-districts.
  • ADDRO staff, clergy, clergy spouses, lay leaders and malaria agents have been trained in each district.
  • Community-sensitization workshops have taken place in: Nadowli district in the Upper West region, Talensi/Nabdam in the Upper East region and Karaga in the Northern region.