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Disability in Ghana is stigmatized, and in some communities, based on the advice of the community witchdoctor, a child thought to be a spirit child is killed. [13] In the Kassena-Nankana District in Northern Ghana, Spirit children are referred to as chichuru or kinkiriko. [14] These children primarily come from poor, rural areas. [15]
The risk of injury is often magnified when multiple factors are present. Environmental, operational, or design factors can all negatively impact a worker or user; examples include whole-body or hand/arm vibration, poor lighting, or poorly designed tools, equipment, or workstations. Some of the common body regions where injuries may occur include:
The current population of Ghana is estimated to be 30.42 million (around 50.9% is the male population, while the female population is around 49.1%) In Ghana the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is 5 and the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women 1 in 66.
It is Located in the heart of Accra city, the GARH started as a Hospital for the European expatriates around 1928. It became a District Hospital after Ghana’s independence in 1957 and was later designated as Ridge Regional Hospital in 1997 and now redeveloped and transformed into a 420 bed capacity hospital. [2]
Rank Region HDI (2022) Medium human development 1: Greater Accra: 0.670 2: Eastern: 0.622 3: Ashanti: 0.618 4: Western: 0.611 5: Volta Region: 0.603 5: Central Region
The major tissues affected are nerves and muscles, where irreversible damage starts to occur after 4–6 hours of cessation of blood supply. [4] Skeletal muscle, the major tissue affected, is still relatively resistant to infarction compared to the heart and brain because its ability to rely on anaerobic metabolism by glycogen stored in the cells may supply the muscle tissue long enough for ...
From 1991 till today the German company Hospital Engineering GmbH had significant participation in the phased development of the 37 Military Hospital and is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment: [11] Medical Oxygen Production and Distribution (1991/1992) Operating Theatre Block, including Central Sterilisation Department (1992/1993)
Abbreviated Injury Score-Code is on a scale of one to six, one being a minor injury and six being maximal (currently untreatable). [1] An AIS-Code of 6 is not the arbitrary code for a deceased patient or fatal injury, but the code for injuries specifically assigned an AIS 6 severity. [1]