National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Ghana: 2024 – 2028

The Ghana National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan (NMESP) 2024 – 2028 builds on progress made and lessons learnt in implementing the 2021-2025 National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP). The process for developing the NMESP 2024 – 2028 emanates from the midterm review (MTR) and Malaria Elimination assessment process carried out through multi- stakeholder consultations and engagements at national and subnational levels.

The NMESP was developed based on the principles of country ownership and leadership, inclusive and coordinated partnership, accountability, and evidence-based and result-oriented management. Ghana intends to eliminate malaria through a progressive sub-national approach deploying a mix of malaria interventions tailored to local context.

Goals:

• Reduce malaria mortality by 90% by the year 2028 (using 2022 as baseline)
• Reduce malaria case incidence by 50% by 2028 (using 2022 as baseline)
• Eliminate malaria in 21 districts with very low malaria burden by 2028.

Strategic objectives:

1. To ensure 100% of the population has adequate knowledge, attitudes, practices and requisite skills for malaria elimination by 2028.
2. To ensure 100% of the population use at least one malaria preventive measure.
3. To ensure that 100 % of suspected malaria cases are tested by 2028. 
4. To ensure that 100% of confirmed malaria cases are appropriately, effectively, and completely treated by 2028.
5. To strengthen malaria surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation systems by 2028.
6. Ensure timely and adequate supply of quality-assured malaria commodities to all service delivery points by 2028.
7. To strengthen and maintain capacity for governance and programme management to achieve programmatic objectives at all levels of the healthcare system towards malaria elimination by 2028.
8. To improve mobilisation of resources and efficiently use available resources towards malaria elimination.