WORLD MALARIA DAY HELD AT WAMAHINSO (PAGE 40)

Story: Akwasi Ampratwum-Mensah, Wamahinso

NEWMONT Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) operating in the Ahafo area of the Brong Ahafo Region, in collaboration with the Asutifi District Health Service and the Asutifi District Assembly, has organised a series of activities at Wamahinso to commemorate World Malaria Day.
As part of the activities, on the theme: “Malaria — a Disease Without Borders,” workers of the company joined the people of Wamahinso to undertake a clean-up exercise in the town and also went on a float through the principal streets of the town.
Newmont later distributed 800 insecticide treated bed-nets to children under five years.
The General Manager in charge of the Environment and Social Responsibility at NGGL, Mr Dan V. Michaelson, who sponsored the event, stated that during last year’s Africa Malaria Day celebration, his company in partnership with Netmark, a USAID sponsored project, launched a $35,000 insecticide treated bed nets project, under the company’s community and well-being initiative.
He said the company also trained 239 community volunteers and 29 health workers to conduct the treatment of the mosquito nets in October, 2007, adding that a total of 21,444 nets were treated in 11 communities in the Asutifi and Tano North districts, exceeding the company’s target of 20,000.
The Asutifi District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Opoku Pepra, and the acting District Director of Health Service, Mrs Margaret Osei Anim, also delivered addresses at the ceremony.