By Muyid Deen Suleman, GNA
Obuasi (Ash), April 27, GNA — AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has called for sustained collective commitment to eliminate malaria within the Obuasi enclave.
The company reaffirmed its resolve to promote healthier communities, stressing that its vision is to ensure residents are stronger and better positioned beyond the lifespan of the Mine.
The call was made during a Mini Clinic organised by the Obuasi Mine to commemorate World Malaria Day 2026, marked annually on April 25 to raise awareness and mobilise action against malaria.
Ms. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Gender Superintendent in Charge of Social Development and Gender at AGA, speaking at the event, described the Mini Clinic as a key component of the company’s community health interventions.
She said more than 7,000 people had benefited from free health screening services over the past four years, reflecting the company’s sustained investment in community wellbeing.
Ms. Kyei noted that AGA’s health interventions were anchored in its 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP), which prioritises improved healthcare access and disease prevention.
She highlighted significant progress made in malaria control, indicating that prevalence among schoolchildren in Obuasi had reduced from 46 per cent in 2006 to 0.9 per cent currently.
The improvement, she said, was largely due to the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) programme implemented by the company.
According to her, the AGAMal project had so far protected about 1.4 million people across 16 districts and created more than 1,450 direct jobs.
She urged residents of Obuasi and the wider Adansi area to take advantage of available health services and support ongoing malaria prevention efforts.
Ms. Charity Afrifa-Adjei, Obuasi Municipal Director of Health, acknowledged that while interventions had contributed to sustained reductions in malaria cases, more work was needed to eliminate the disease.
The free health screening exercise was supported by the AGA Health Foundation, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Health Foundation, the Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), and the Ghana Health Service.
This year’s commemoration was held on the theme: “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.”
GNA
Edited by Yussif Ibrahim/Kenneth Odeng Adade