Dr Emmanuel Boateng

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Oversees treatment and diagnostics; says Ghana is eliminating malaria district by district

Ghana recorded 52 malaria deaths in 2025, down from roughly 3,300 in 2011 - a 98% reduction driven by the malaria vaccine, bed nets, and preventive drugs. A May 2026 Lancet study of the three-country vaccine pilot counted 993 deaths averted since 2019.

Updated Oct 18