“Ghana has recorded a significant decline in malaria deaths, dropping from 3,259 in 2011 to 52 in 2025, representing a 98 percent reduction, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has announced.

In remarks delivered on his behalf at a durbar to commemorate World Malaria Day 2026 in Accra, the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, said the gains reflect steady progress in Ghana’s efforts toward malaria elimination.

He highlighted a significant decline in child malaria fatalities, which have fallen by 76 percent in just three years, while the introduction of RTS,S and R21 into routine immunization is further protecting children, with first-dose coverage reaching 78.3 percent.”

From Ghana Health Service.