Rethinking district-level governance of malaria in Ghana: A narrative review.

ABSTRACT: The goal of global malaria programming is to eliminate and eventually eradicate the disease. Achieving this global goal requires eliminating malaria in individual endemic countries. This paper, based on the observations of current and former implementers of malaria programs at district level, examines Ghana's malaria strategy to determine its adequacy for the elimination of malaria in the country, with a focus on the governance of district health systems. The paper argues that Ghana's malaria strategy is medically oriented, focusing predominantly on diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The strategy ignores determinants of malaria that are related to lifestyle and environment. Furthermore, there is limited engagement with other district-level stakeholders, and what engagement does occur

SUBMITTER: Coleman NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021657 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature