By Ousman A. Marong
The National Malaria Control
Programme (NMCP)in collaboration
with the Ministry of Health and
Social Welfare, has on Tuesday,
published its 2017 malaria
indication survey at the Djembe
Hotel in Kololi.
A joint–survey which was
conducted by The Gambia Bureau
of Statistics and UTICA
Organization in collaboration with
National Malaria Control
Programme, aims to provide
population-based estimates on
malaria indicators including
malaria prevention, knowledge and
prevalence, to make strategic
planning and evaluation.
The survey indicated that The
Gambia has made significant
progress in controlling malaria in
the sub-region with 0.4%.
Despite the new progressive report
on malaria control, its ailment still
prevails in The Gambia especially
during the rainy season.
The Deputy Permanent Secretary
at the Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare, Karamba Keita, said the
survey was meant to measure
progress towards achieving the
goals and targets set in the malaria
strategic plan for malaria
prevention and control from 2014 –
2020.
DPS Keita revelead that they are
proud to be associated wih all the
partners who have contributed
immensely towards the successful
completion of this year‘s survey in
the implementation process to
achieve a malaria free country.
In his part, Momodou Kalleh,
Programme Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialist at Ministry of
Health, said the ministry‘s aim is
to ensure that 80% of the Gambian
population is malaria free.
He urged pregnant mothers to go
to the hospitals regularly to get
their drugs and regular preventive
measures for malaria.
“The National Malaria Control
Programme is currently spraying
two provincial regions of the
Gambia, ie; Upper River Region and
Central River Region, and if funds
are available we will spray the
entire country,” he asserted.
For Muhammed Ayad, Director of
UTICA Organization, despite the
progress made by the Gambia
government in controlling malaria,
there is still more to be done. He
challenged the Ministry of Health
to seek funds and continue
implementing such surveys in the
country in order to eradicate the
malaria virus.
A statistician at Gambia Bureau of
Statistics (GBoS), Alieu Saho, said
GBoS’ mandate is to provide
numbers to be used by programme
managers so as facilitate and to
see what they have been doing
over the past years in terms of
such targets related to malaria.
The National Malaria Control
Programme (NMCP)in collaboration
with the Ministry of Health and
Social Welfare, has on Tuesday,
published its 2017 malaria
indication survey at the Djembe
Hotel in Kololi.
A joint–survey which was
conducted by The Gambia Bureau
of Statistics and UTICA
Organization in collaboration with
National Malaria Control
Programme, aims to provide
population-based estimates on
malaria indicators including
malaria prevention, knowledge and
prevalence, to make strategic
planning and evaluation.
The survey indicated that The
Gambia has made significant
progress in controlling malaria in
the sub-region with 0.4%.
Despite the new progressive report
on malaria control, its ailment still
prevails in The Gambia especially
during the rainy season.
The Deputy Permanent Secretary
at the Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare, Karamba Keita, said the
survey was meant to measure
progress towards achieving the
goals and targets set in the malaria
strategic plan for malaria
prevention and control from 2014 –
2020.
DPS Keita revelead that they are
proud to be associated wih all the
partners who have contributed
immensely towards the successful
completion of this year‘s survey in
the implementation process to
achieve a malaria free country.
In his part, Momodou Kalleh,
Programme Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialist at Ministry of
Health, said the ministry‘s aim is
to ensure that 80% of the Gambian
population is malaria free.
He urged pregnant mothers to go
to the hospitals regularly to get
their drugs and regular preventive
measures for malaria.
“The National Malaria Control
Programme is currently spraying
two provincial regions of the
Gambia, ie; Upper River Region and
Central River Region, and if funds
are available we will spray the
entire country,” he asserted.
For Muhammed Ayad, Director of
UTICA Organization, despite the
progress made by the Gambia
government in controlling malaria,
there is still more to be done. He
challenged the Ministry of Health
to seek funds and continue
implementing such surveys in the
country in order to eradicate the
malaria virus.
A statistician at Gambia Bureau of
Statistics (GBoS), Alieu Saho, said
GBoS’ mandate is to provide
numbers to be used by programme
managers so as facilitate and to
see what they have been doing
over the past years in terms of
such targets related to malaria.
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