Stanbic Bank Ghana, a member of the Standard Bank Group has donated insecticide treated mosquito nets to about 300 hundred nursing mothers at the Kasoa Health Centre as part of activities marking World Malaria Day. The donation forms part of the Bank’s global action against Malaria which it undertakes in collaboration with United Against Malaria (UAM), a coalition of organisations working to kick out Malaria from the world. The programme was keenly supported by the Awutu Afutu Senya District Health Directorate which overseas the Kasoa Health Centre. Nursing mothers and expectant women who visited the facility, received the items after they were given a lecture on the causes; the dangers of; the appropriate treatment, as well as the preventive measures for tackling Malaria. A Marketing and Public Affairs Officer at the Bank, Bennet Frimpong speaking at the programme, said Stanbic Bank’s main purpose as a business entity, was to improve lives. He said the anti-Malaria campaign is a global campaign embarked on by the Standard Bank Group across the globe. He said the donation and the entire programme was a clear indication of the Bank’s commitment to support the government’s bid to fight Malaria in the country. The Deputy Director of Nursing Services for the Awutu Afutu Senya District, Grace Appiah, opened the educational part of the programme and took the mothers through the dangers of malaria and how they could prevent it. She encouraged the mothers to seek early treatment upon the identification of Malaria symptoms. She further advised the mothers not to keep the insecticide-treated nets for decorative purposes, but to sleep in them to prevent mosquito bites and subsequently, Malaria. Mr. Emmanuel Fiagbe, a Director at United Against Malaria disclosed that the deaths resulting from malaria had been reduced drastically over the years from 20,000 a year to about 4,000. He expressed the hope that with such strategic collaborations, such deaths could be reduced to the barest minimum, if not eradicated. He commended Stanbic Bank for the initiative, and similarly called on other entities to enlist in the fight against malaria. Among the many highlights of the durbar, was the signing of the ‘Roll Back Malaria’ ball to signify the commitment of stakeholders to eradicate Malaria in the District. Representatives from Stanbic Bank, the Kasoa Health Centre, the United Against Malaria Initiative, as well as some of the mothers, signed the ball.