GHANA
Communicable diseases:
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malaria
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HIV/AIDS
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influenza
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tuberculosis
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diarrheal disease
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cholera
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meningitis
Non Communicable diseases:
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hypertension
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diabetes
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stroke
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chronic respiratory disease
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sickle cell anemia
The top ten causes of death in Ghana are:
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malaria
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lower respiratory infections
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neonatal disorders
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ischemic heart disease
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stroke
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HIV/AIDS
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tuberculosis
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diarrheal disease
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road injuries
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diabetes (CDC,2019)
COVID-19 has impacted Ghana. There has been 45,655 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 44,797 recovered, 564 responding to treatment, and a total of 294 deaths. COVID-19 vulnerability indicators are population density, high percentage of multi-households sharing one room, lack of access to clean water and soap for hand washing, and lack of access to health care centers (Ghana Statistical Service, 2020).
Challenges to the prevention and control of diseases in Ghana include poverty, lack of disease awareness and maintenance, dense population, lack of access to healthcare and medications, and malnutrition.
Measures in place to prevent, control, or improve the burden of disease in Ghana involve policy initiatives from organizations such as the CDC and World Health Organization. Policy and plan initiatives aim to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks before they become epidemics that could affect global populations (Skolnik, 2020). The following links detail the organizations that provide charity in Ghana.
https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/policies/1440
https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/ghana/default.htm
https://care.org/our-work/where-we-work/ghana/