Health Care in Ghana
HEALTH CARE IN GHANA
March 2009
ACCORD is co-financed by the European Refugee Fund, UNHCR and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior
This report is based on a timely restricted Internet research in publicly accessible material currently available to ACCORD. The views and opinions stated in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of ACCORD or the Austrian Red Cross. This paper is not, and does not purport to be, fully exhaustive with regard to health care in Ghana, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim of refugee status or asylum. Every effort was undertaken to use the most currently published data – it has to be noted, however, that the report can only reflect the currency of the material available at the time of research. The statements in this report do not represent an opinion of the Austrian Red Cross on the political situation in the country.
The report is accessible on www.ecoi.net.
12 March 2009
Authors:
Abdallah Salisu Vanessa Prinz Editorial support: Daisuke Yoshimura ACCORD Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz Wiedner Hauptstraße 32 1040 Wien Tel.: +43 1 58 900 – 582 Fax.: +43 1 58 900 – 589 E-Mail: accord@roteskreuz.at Web: http://www.roteskreuz.at/accord
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CONTENT 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2. 3. 3.1. COUNTRY PROFILE ........................................................................................ 4 Geography............................................................................................................................................ 4 Socio-Economic Factors................................................................................................................. 5 Health Status and Demographic Indicators..................................................................... 5 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FACILITES.................................................... 6 COMMON
March 2009
ACCORD is co-financed by the European Refugee Fund, UNHCR and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior
This report is based on a timely restricted Internet research in publicly accessible material currently available to ACCORD. The views and opinions stated in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of ACCORD or the Austrian Red Cross. This paper is not, and does not purport to be, fully exhaustive with regard to health care in Ghana, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim of refugee status or asylum. Every effort was undertaken to use the most currently published data – it has to be noted, however, that the report can only reflect the currency of the material available at the time of research. The statements in this report do not represent an opinion of the Austrian Red Cross on the political situation in the country.
The report is accessible on www.ecoi.net.
12 March 2009
Authors:
Abdallah Salisu Vanessa Prinz Editorial support: Daisuke Yoshimura ACCORD Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz Wiedner Hauptstraße 32 1040 Wien Tel.: +43 1 58 900 – 582 Fax.: +43 1 58 900 – 589 E-Mail: accord@roteskreuz.at Web: http://www.roteskreuz.at/accord
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CONTENT 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2. 3. 3.1. COUNTRY PROFILE ........................................................................................ 4 Geography............................................................................................................................................ 4 Socio-Economic Factors................................................................................................................. 5 Health Status and Demographic Indicators..................................................................... 5 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FACILITES.................................................... 6 COMMON