{"id":3390,"date":"2026-10-22T17:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamal.org\/home\/home\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:29:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agamal.org\/home\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"page-hero with-figure\" aria-labelledby=\"page-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <ol class=\"crumbs\"><li><a href=\"\/home\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li>About<\/li><\/ol>\r\n      <p class=\"eyebrow\">Our story<\/p>\r\n      <h1 id=\"page-title\">A mine&#8217;s malaria problem became a <em>national programme<\/em><\/h1>\r\n      <p class=\"lead\">AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control (AGAMal) started in Obuasi in 2005 to protect mine workers and their families. Today it sprays homes across Ghana and manages Global Fund grants for the country.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <figure><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/agamal\/img\/office.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"796\" alt=\"The AGAMal office building on Mine Road, Obuasi, with the mine headframes behind it\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/figure>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"section paper\" id=\"mission\" aria-labelledby=\"mission-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <p class=\"eyebrow\">Mission &amp; values<\/p>\r\n        <h2 id=\"mission-title\">Malaria-free communities<\/h2>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>That is our vision. Our mission is to develop, implement and sustain public health interventions that are efficient, effective, economical and measurable.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <ul class=\"features\">\r\n      <li><span class=\"k\">Goal<\/span><h3>Reduce disease<\/h3><p>Contribute to the reduction of diseases of public health importance, in line with national and international priorities.<\/p><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"k\">Value<\/span><h3>Safety, health and environment<\/h3><p>Every spray round, lab test and clean-up is planned around the safety of households, staff and surroundings.<\/p><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"k\">Value<\/span><h3>Continuous improvement<\/h3><p>Entomology, data and season reviews feed into how the next campaign runs.<\/p><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"k\">Value<\/span><h3>Dignity and respect<\/h3><p>Spray operators enter homes only with the householder&#8217;s permission and explain each step.<\/p><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"k\">Value<\/span><h3>Prudence<\/h3><p>Careful use of donor, government and company funds, with results reported back.<\/p><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"k\">Value<\/span><h3>Partnership<\/h3><p>We work with assemblies, health services, researchers and communities on every intervention.<\/p><\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"section\" aria-labelledby=\"history-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <div class=\"section-head\">\r\n      <div>\r\n        <p class=\"eyebrow\">History<\/p>\r\n        <h2 id=\"history-title\">Two decades of malaria control<\/h2>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>From one municipality to 25 districts at its peak, and from company programme to Global Fund principal recipient.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <ol class=\"timeline\">\r\n      <li><span class=\"yr\">2004<\/span><div><h3>Malaria named the biggest threat<\/h3><p>AngloGold Ashanti identifies malaria as the biggest public health threat to its operations in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n      <li class=\"big\"><span class=\"yr\">2005<\/span><div><h3>The programme begins in Obuasi<\/h3><p>The mine hospital records over 6,800 malaria cases a month, 2,500 of them mine workers, costing 7,500 shifts a month. A comprehensive malaria control programme launches with a goal of halving malaria in Obuasi within two years of spraying.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"yr\">2008<\/span><div><h3>First private-sector Global Fund recipient<\/h3><p>AGAMal receives a US$133 million Global Fund grant, as the first private-sector principal recipient, to scale indoor residual spraying with the Ministry of Health and National Malaria Control Programme.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"yr\">2011<\/span><div><h3>Spraying in 11 districts<\/h3><p>IRS reaches four districts in Ashanti, one in Central, three in Western and three in Upper West.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"yr\">2014<\/span><div><h3>25 operational districts<\/h3><p>Between 2012 and 2014 the programme grows to 25 districts across Ashanti, Central, Western, Northern, Upper West and Upper East regions. A national reprioritisation then focuses spraying on Upper West, where prevalence was above 50%, while Obuasi continues as AngloGold Ashanti&#8217;s own programme.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n      <li><span class=\"yr\">2016<\/span><div><h3>New insecticides, new districts<\/h3><p>Savings from the IVCC and Unitaid NgenIRS initiative fund expansion into three Upper East districts: Builsa North, Builsa South and Kassena Nankana West.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n      <li class=\"big\"><span class=\"yr\">2024<\/span><div><h3>Principal Recipient for community systems<\/h3><p>AGAMal is selected to manage the Community Systems Strengthening component of Ghana&#8217;s Global Fund HIV, TB and malaria grant for 2024 to 2026.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\r\n    <\/ol>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"section tight\" aria-label=\"Results\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap split\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <p class=\"eyebrow\">The result<\/p>\r\n      <h2>Monthly cases fell from thousands to a few hundred<\/h2>\r\n      <div class=\"prose\">\r\n        <p>AngloGold Ashanti has invested an average of US$1.5 million a year in the programme and has seen work absenteeism from malaria fall by over 90%.<\/p>\r\n        <p>The approach has been replicated at AngloGold Ashanti mine sites in Mali, Guinea and Tanzania.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <figure class=\"figure-card\">\r\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/agamal\/img\/history-graph.webp\" width=\"1020\" height=\"502\" alt=\"Line chart of reported malaria cases at Edwin Cade Memorial Hospital from 2005 to 2017, falling from about 6,800 a month to a few hundred\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n      <figcaption>Reported malaria cases, Edwin Cade Memorial Hospital, 2005 to 2017.<\/figcaption>\r\n    <\/figure>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"wrap split flip\" style=\"margin-top:clamp(56px,8vw,104px)\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <p class=\"eyebrow\">Where we work<\/p>\r\n      <h2>From Obuasi to the Upper West and Upper East<\/h2>\r\n      <div class=\"prose\">\r\n        <p>Spraying districts have changed with national priorities and funding. The map shows the operational districts in 2017.<\/p>\r\n        <p><a class=\"link-arrow\" href=\"\/home\/team\/\">Meet the team <svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4 10h11M11 5l5 5-5 5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.9\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <figure class=\"figure-card\">\r\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/agamal\/img\/districts-map.webp\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Map of Ghana showing AGAMal's indoor residual spraying districts in 2017\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:620px;width:auto;margin-inline:auto\">\r\n      <figcaption>Indoor residual spraying districts, 2017.<\/figcaption>\r\n    <\/figure>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"cta-band\" aria-labelledby=\"cta-title\">\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <h2 id=\"cta-title\">Help us reach malaria-free communities<\/h2>\r\n      <p>Volunteer in your community, partner with us on a programme, or see our open position.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"actions\"><a class=\"btn btn-ink\" href=\"\/home\/form\/\">Volunteer with us<\/a><a class=\"btn btn-line\" href=\"\/home\/partner-with-us\/\">Partner with us<\/a><\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home About Our story A mine&#8217;s malaria problem became a national programme AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control (AGAMal) started in Obuasi in 2005 to protect mine workers and their families. 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