{"id":401523,"date":"2011-04-27T10:09:19","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T10:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/27\/malaria-rate-in-liberia-drops\/"},"modified":"2011-04-27T10:09:19","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T10:09:19","slug":"malaria-rate-in-liberia-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/27\/malaria-rate-in-liberia-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaria Rate in Liberia Drops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"31.630998703\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newdemocratnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Democrat<\/a> (Monrovia)<\/p>\n<p>26 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The rate of malaria infection, which is recorded as the highest cause of death in Africa, has reduced in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said Monday during the official observance of World Malaria Day here.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the president provided no statistics, she said figures given to her by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare indicate the reduction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a great reduction of malaria in Liberia,&#8221; the president told the audience at the program held at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium here to observe World Malaria Day.<\/p>\n<p>She disclosed that the deadly disease has 90% cases in Africa, mostly infecting children and women, and urged the use of treated bed net to prevent mosquito bites which transmit the parasites that cause malaria.<\/p>\n<p>The president also encouraged citizens to regularize sanitation practices in their environments &#8211; a widely recognized means of preventing the killer disease.<\/p>\n<p>She however expressed appreciation to countries and agencies that continue to assist in the eradication of malaria in Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield has reiterated that her government remains committed to the eradication of malaria in Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Malian President, Amadou Toumani Toure, flanked by President Sirleaf, graced the occasion marking the observance of World Malaria Day here.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104270539.html\" title=\"Malaria Rate in Liberia Drops\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malaria Rate in Liberia Drops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> New Democrat (Monrovia) 26 April 2011 The rate of malaria infection, which is recorded as the highest cause of death in Africa, has reduced in Liberia, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said Monday during the official observance of World Malaria Day here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":401524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-401523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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