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Twenty-three thousand public and private schools in nine regions in the country are to benefit from this year\u2019s national primary schools insecticide treated nets distribution campaign as part of the government\u2019s strategy to fight malaria.<\/p>\n

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The campaign, which is aimed at preventing, treating and stamping out malaria, will distribute 1.3 million insecticide\u2013treated mosquito nets to primary two and six pupils across the country.<\/p>\n

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The programme is supported by the United States (US) government through its President\u2019s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and supported by the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Ghana Service, the Schools Programme of the Ghana Service (GES) and USAID\/PMI Vector Works Project.<\/p>\n

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Shared responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Launching the campaign in Accra, the Deputy Minister of , Ms Tina Mensah, said children\u2019s health should be the concern of every responsible family, community and government, to ensure that no child is attacked by any illness, particularly malaria.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are fully aware that when children remain free of malaria, their school attendance will improve, learning capabilities will be sustained and the state will be richer by having a generation of healthy children,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Ms Mensah advised stakeholders in the fight against malaria, including parents and teachers, to play their parts efficiently by ensuring that treated mosquito net stocks were protected, cautioning, \u201cIt is not for sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The minister expressed concern over the practice by some beneficiaries to use the nets for fishing, fencing of gardens and drying of fish, among others.<\/p>\n

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She, therefore, called on metropolitan, municipal and district assembles to educate the people against such practices and also enact bye-laws to deal with those involved in the acts.<\/p>\n

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She commended the efforts of all partners in the campaign and further advised parents and guardians to ensure that their wards slept in treated mosquito nets to prevent them from getting malaria.<\/p>\n

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Defeating malaria<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For his part, the US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Robert P. Jackson, said defeating malaria would save lives and stimulate global economic growth.<\/p>\n

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He, therefore, urged people living in malaria-prone communities to use the nets and also take measures that would protect them against malaria.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe if we all work together, we can do the same in every corner of the world. We can stamp out malaria for good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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According to the ambassador, the programme had seen improvement over the years.<\/p>\n

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The Manager of the NMCP, Dr Constance Bart-Plange, said: \u201cMalaria can affect your brain if you are not fortunate to recover fully; it can lead to epilepsy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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