National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) of Ghana: 2021 – 2025

Note: A more recent NMSP is available. View it here (link).

The National Malaria Strategic Plan 2021-2025, contains seven objectives with key strategies and defined activities. In line with the vision of the health sector in Ghana -“All people in Ghana have timely access to high quality health services irrespective of ability to pay at the point of use” and goal to ”Increased access to quality essential health care and population-based services for all by 2030”, the NMSP 2021-2025 has three main goals.

Goals of the NMSP 2021-2025
• Reduce malaria mortality by 90% by 2025 (using 2019 as baseline)
• Reduce malaria case incidence by 50% by 2025 (using as 2019 baseline)
• Achieve malaria pre-elimination in at least 6 districts by 2025

These goals will be achieved through seven main objectives with clearly defined strategies and fully costed activities.

Objectives of the NMSP 2021-2025

1. Protect at least 80% of the population at risk with effective malaria prevention interventions by 2025
2. Provide appropriate diagnosis to all suspected malaria cases and prompt and effective treatment to 100% of confirmed malaria cases in accordance to treatment guidelines by 2025.
3. Ensure at least 95% of the population will use at least one malaria preventive measure, and 95% of those with fever seek care within 24 hours of onset of symptoms, by 2025.
4. Strengthen and maintain capacity for Governance and program management to achieve programmatic objectives at all levels of the health care system towards malaria control and pre-elimination by 2025
5. Ensure timely and adequate supply of quality-assured malaria commodities to all service delivery points by 2025
6. Improve mobilization of resources and maximize the efficient use of available resources for greater public health impact by 2025
7. Strengthen malaria surveillance and M&E system towards the 2025 malaria control targets