Malaria continues to be an important parasitic disease in Africa where majority of deaths and the greatest economic loses are believed to occur. The disease is seen mostly as an African problem despite gains made in its control. The burden is heaviest in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 90% of all malaria deaths occur. Children aged less than five years account for 78% of all malaria deaths. In Ghana malaria accounted for 38.1% of all outpatient illnesses, 27.3% of all admissions and 7.0% of all deaths in 2015.There were 10 million suspected cases of malaria in Ghana in 2015, 31.2% of which were children under five years old (NMCP, 2016).