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A malaria parasite examination was added to the blood donor screening protocol for 240 voluntary and replacement blood donors (224 males and 16 females) between December 2020 and July 2021. Results. Overall, 2.5% (6\/240) had Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites detected in their blood sample. The remaining had no parasites detected. Four of the 148 who passed the blood donor screening tests were infected. The remaining two with malaria parasites failed one screening test. These included one donor with \u201chepatitis B\u2009+\u2009P. falciparum\u201d and another with \u201csyphilis\u2009+\u2009P. falciparum\u201d parasite coinfection. All blood donors who had malaria parasites detected in their blood were males. Most donors, 45.8% (110\/240), were in the 26\u201335 age group, with the highest prevalence of 1.3% (3\/240). Blood group O was predominant (75.0%, 180\/240), followed by B (12.9%, 31\/240), A (11.3%, 27\/240), and AB (0.8%, 2\/240). All malaria parasites detected were among individuals with blood group O. Moreover, 96.3% (231\/240) were rhesus-positive and had the highest prevalence of 2.1% (5\/240). Conclusions. Screening of blood donors in Ghana does not include malaria, although there is the potential for transmission through blood products. Malaria transmission via blood transfusion remains an issue of public health concern, as indicated in the results of this current study. 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