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Ghana aims to cut malaria deaths by 90 pct by 2028: official

STORY: Ghana aims to cut malaria deaths by 90 pct by 2028: official SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of blood tests 2. various of the World Malaria Day 3. SOUNDBITE (English): NANA YAW PEPRAH, Deputy program manager of the National Malaria Elimination Program STORYLINE: Ghana aims to reduce malaria deaths by 90 percent by 2028, Nana Yaw Peprah, deputy program manager of the National Malaria Elimination Program in Ghana, said on Thursday. Peprah said on the sidelines of an event marking World Malaria Day in the Ghanaian capital of Accra that the country would start piloting mass drug administration in selected districts to treat all positive malaria cases promptly. He added that under the program, chemoprevention will be introduced to reduce the incidence of malaria and malaria deaths among infants and children, who are most vulnerable to the disease. Even though the project requires a lot of investment,

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(SP)CANADA-TORONTO-SOCCER-MLS-TORONTO FC VS COLUMBUS CREW

(230312) -- TORONTO, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yaw Yeboah (R) of Columbus Crew vies with Brandon Servania of Toronto during the 2023 Major League Soccer(MLS) match between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada, on March 11, 2023. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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GHANA-KUMASI-INDEPENDENCE DAY-PARADE

(230307) -- KUMASI (GHANA), March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel of the Ghana Police Service take part in a parade during the Independence Day celebrations in Kumasi, Ghana, on March 6, 2023. Ghana celebrated its Independence Day on Monday. (Photo by Yaw Afrim Gyebi/Xinhua)

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GHANA-KUMASI-INDEPENDENCE DAY-PARADE

(230307) -- KUMASI (GHANA), March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Air force members take part in a parade during the Independence Day celebrations in Kumasi, Ghana, on March 6, 2023. Ghana celebrated its Independence Day on Monday. (Photo by Yaw Afrim Gyebi/Xinhua)

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GHANA-KUMASI-INDEPENDENCE DAY-PARADE

(230307) -- KUMASI (GHANA), March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers take part in a parade during the Independence Day celebrations in Kumasi, Ghana, on March 6, 2023. Ghana celebrated its Independence Day on Monday. (Photo by Yaw Afrim Gyebi/Xinhua)

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GHANA-KUMASI-INDEPENDENCE DAY-PARADE

(230307) -- KUMASI (GHANA), March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers take part in a parade during the Independence Day celebrations in Kumasi, Ghana, on March 6, 2023. Ghana celebrated its Independence Day on Monday. (Photo by Yaw Afrim Gyebi/Xinhua)

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GHANA-KUMASI-INDEPENDENCE DAY-PARADE

(230307) -- KUMASI (GHANA), March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers take part in a parade during the Independence Day celebrations in Kumasi, Ghana, on March 6, 2023. Ghana celebrated its Independence Day on Monday. (Photo by Yaw Afrim Gyebi/Xinhua)

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MMC's new Lancer Evolution to go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) said Jan. 26 it will start selling a new model of its Lancer Evolution sports sedan on Feb. 3. The 2000 cc Lancer Evolution VII (shown in the photo) features a newly developed Active Center Differential (ACD), which ''brings better handling response and traction,'' MMC said. ''Integrated control of the ACD and the Active Yaw Control handling enhancement systems bring superior acceleration and handling characteristics,'' it said. The GSR type will cost 2,998,000 yen and the RS type 2,518,000 yen.