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The health of women in Ghana is critical for national development. Women's health issues in the country are largely centered on nutrition, reproductive health and family planning. [32] Reproduction is the source of many health problems for women in Ghana.
In 2021, 4.15% of Ghana's GDP was spent on health, [14] and all Ghanaian citizens had access to primary health care. Ghanaian citizens make up 97.5% of Ghana's population. [15] Ghana's universal health care system has been described as the most successful healthcare system on the African continent by the renowned business magnate and tycoon ...
The lack of clean drinking water and sanitation systems is a severe public health concern in Ghana, contributing to 70% of diseases in Ghana. Despite significant strive by the government and its developing partners, about 76% of households risk drinking water contaminated with animal and human excreta. [ 25 ]
The Ashanti Region has 530 health facilities. [2] 170 of these health facilities are operated by the Ghana Health Service; 71 by missions; 281 by private institutions; and 8 by the Ashanti quasi-government. [2] The Ashanti monarchy operates about 32 percent of all health facilities in the Ashanti Region. [1]
People with disability in Ghana face significant inequities, including poverty, inadequate access to healthcare and high unemployment rates. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Societal biases in Ghana that view people with disability as less capable often make them unattractive candidates to potential employers. [ 8 ]
Ghana's health sector was ranked second most corrupt in Africa, with most of the allocated public resources ending up in the pockets of corrupt private individuals. [19] The worst affected people are the poor individuals who are not sensitised on medical practices in the hospital.
Health informatics of Ghana's population satisfaction with health care in Ghana and health care provider information The HIV/AIDS elimination in Ghana seems to be progressing rapidly. The Government of Ghana and Ghana AIDS Commission estimated the number of adults and children living with HIV as of 2014 at 150,000 and prevalence at 1.37% in 2014.
This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2014–2015 African cholera outbreak; ... Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana (August–December 2020)