Ghana urged to broaden mosquito
Health officials in Ghana are urging a shift in focus to combat the rising threat of dengue fever alongside malaria. Experts note that dengue is often misdiagnosed as malaria, requiring improved surveillance and public awareness regarding mosquito breeding sites.
Why it matters
The emergence of dengue in regions previously focused solely on malaria highlights the need for adaptive public health strategies in tropical climates.
Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark World Mosquito Day yesterday with a call for intensified vector-control interventions to protect the public against the growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases.
Health experts said Ghana’s changing mosquito-borne disease landscape, particularly the emergence of diseases such as dengue, required the country to broaden its focus beyond the traditional fight against malaria to safeguard public health.
The call was made at a webinar organised by the Vector Research Group of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research to commemorate the day in Accra yesterday.
The Programme Manager of the National Malaria Elimination Programme at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Hilarius Abiwu, in a presentation said dengue was emerging as a mosquito-borne disease of concern in the country.
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