NeTroDis was an invited stakeholder at this year’s national launch of MDA in Ghana
In
line with our vision to see to the elimination of NTDs in Ghana, the NeTroDis
research group attended this year’s official launch of MDA in Ghana. The Ghana Health Service launched the 2021
national Mass Drug Administration (MDA) in Sunyani in July 2021, to fight the
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), especially human onchocerciasis in the
country. The country NTD Programme Manager, Dr Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, who
launched the MDA on the theme “Face NTDs, End the Neglect through Effective and
Quality MDAs”, said the implementation of the programme forms part of
eliminating Onchocerciasis or river blindness by the year 2025. The NeTroDis
team was part of the deliberations during the launch and made useful
engagements with the country NTD programme as well as other NTD partners.