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Malaria Diagnostic Kits

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Project Description

Region: Africa

Country: Ghana

Location: Tamale

Total Budget: $31,050

Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Maternal and child health



3.5 million people contract malaria every year. Approx. 20,000 children die from Malaria every year (25 per cent of the deaths of children under the age of five).Even if a child survives, the consequences from severe malaria such as convulsions or brain dysfunction can hamper long-term development and schooling. The annual economic burden of malaria is estimated 1-2 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product in Ghana.

In Tamale, despite many years of prevention and control measures, malaria still remains a public health problem in low lying and water logged areas. In some areas across the metropolis, the transmission persistently occurs throughout the year. It is interesting to note that Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) posses' large amount of data on diseases, in particular malaria, on its hospital register. These data is usually compiled and submitted to the district and the regional Ghana Health Service directorate for preparation of quarterly and annual reports. Though records on malaria disease and its risk factors are usually not studied, yet it serves as a rich source of information for the stakeholders in the field.

SPECIFIC NEED

Rapid malaria diagnostic test (RTD)kits are medical equipments used to quickly diagnose patients especially in rural areas where there are no laboratories.

In view of the increasing effect of malaria in our communities, Rotary Club of Tamale seeks to provide early malaria diagnostic test kits and associated educational materials to be used by local hospital networks and clinics to meet a critical need for malaria treatment in Northern Ghana as our intervention. This is a continuation of same project we did in partnership with Nofolk Rotary Club, District 7600 in 2010. In the earlier project more than 25,000 people from both Northern and Upper East Regions of Northern Ghana benefited from the project. About 10% of the total health institutions in the two regions received the kits.

This Grant is concentrating on Northern Region chp compounds Health facilities. About 25,875 lives is expected to be saved.

In total an amount of US$31,050 .00 dollars is required to procure the kits for this Grant. Northern Regional Ghana Health Service will help Rotarians to distribute the kits to the beneficiary clinics and hospitals for usage.

This project will enhance the detection and treatment of malaria in the region especially in rural clinics where there are no laboratory. Children who died out of non early treatment of malaria will now live. Economic activities will thrive in a malaria free community.

APENDIX A

Health News of Saturday, 17 August 2013 (www.ghanaweb.com)

Source: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline

Northern region records 815 malaria deaths

Northern Regional Health Directorate death toll records for 2012 indicate that 815 deaths caused by malaria were recorded at the various health facilities across the region.

A total of 183,351 regional trend of malaria cases were admitted with Chereponi having 3,025, Bimbila 2,799, Gushiegu 4,083, Karaga 2,245, Savelugu 2,984 and the Tamale Teaching Hospital 3,137.

It was revealed that the Regional Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT2) coverage increased from 58.2% in 2011, to 62.0% in 2012.

Also, the region showed a gradual increasing trend from 51.3% in 2008, to 62% in 2012.

However, the IPT drop out from IPT1 to IPT3 declined from 43.4% in 2010, to 37.46% in 2012.

Dr. John Abenyeri, Northern Regional Roll Back Malaria Coordinator, displayed these statistics when he made a presentation on the status of malaria diseases burden on the region at a meeting organized in Tamale by the Coalition of NGO's in malaria.

The event was spearheaded by the Northern regional chapter of the Coalition and sponsored by the Global Fund National Malaria Control Programme and the Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Abenyeri recalled that in 2010, the region witnessed the introduction of the second edition of the Anti-malaria drug policy.

This, he said, was accompanied by the training of 1,500 health staff in malaria cases management, especially in pregnant women.

"As part of the main interventions through the indoor Residual Spraying exercise, at least 90% of all houses in the targeted districts are covered by 2012," he disclosed.

Despite the tremendous interventions put in place to eradicate malaria diseases in the region, Dr. Abenyeri mentioned inadequate monitoring and supervision, inadequate feedback to districts, and submission of financial and technical/narrative returns for funds received as some of the major challenges.

On the way forward, he underscored the need for the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) to address the high drop out between IPT1 and IPT3 Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTp)

He further advocated the need for the NMCP to put strategies or innovations in place to improve the IPT coverage especially IPT2 and IPT3.

Dr. Abenyeri recommended that there should be an improvement in monitoring and supervision of malaria cases and the timely submission of financial and technical, as well as narrative returns, for funds received by the districts.

Malaria has over the years continued to be one of the major public health challenges for all age groups, not only in the Northern region, but the country as a whole.

Several interventions have been put in place to address the challenge of malaria spanning over several years including the introduction of Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Initiative in 1998 involving the Heads of African States, resulting in the Abuja Declaration.

Since the latter half of the year 2005, the region together with funding support from the Global Fund, through the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), has intensified its efforts in the fight against malaria till it becomes a disease of no public health importance.

Primary Host Partner

District: 9102

Rotary Club of: Tamale

Primary Contact: Alexander Kpodo

Email: alexkpodo@yahoo.com

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Project Status

Dropped
This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped.

Project listed for the 2014-15 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #31050.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Tamale (9102)

6-Dec-11

$1,000

$0

$1,000

Remaining Amount to Raise

Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution

$19,700

-

$19,700

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

$10,350

$0

$10,350

Total

$31,050

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History Log Entries

6-Dec-11

System Entry

Creation of project page.

2-Sep-15

System Entry

Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.

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