Japan supports anti-Malarial bed net effort in Ghana

GUOMONGO VILLAGE, Ghana, 10 September 2007 -- Malaria remains the largest single killer of children in Ghana, taking a toll of approximately 20,000 child deaths every year. One in every four deaths of Ghanaian children under the age of five is due to the mosquito-borne disease.

Malaria also continues to be a major contributor to prevailing poverty and low productivity here.

But ongoing support from Japan -- including $1 million contributed recently -- is helping families in Ghana reduce the spread of malaria and its deadly impact.

With more than $3 million in funding from the people and the Government of Japan since 2004, UNICEF supports the Ghana Health Service's provision of bednets to children and pregnant women.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana_40840.html

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