Project site:
IHDN-Ghana
IHDN-GHANA PROJECT SITE DESCRIPTION
- Country: Ghana, West Africa
- Village Profiles: Agbozume [& surrounding villages]
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Country Profile:
Click for details about Ghana, West Africa 
Population: 18 million (estimate)
Capital City: Accra, about 1.5 million population
Language: English is the lingua Franca
Other local languages spoken are: Twi, Ga, Ewe, and Hausa
Religion: Secular state with religious freedom. About 64% Christian, Nominal - 20%, Evangelical-10%
Life Expectancy: 56 years
Number of Doctors: 1445 |
Agbozume & Surrounding Villages:
Population: 18,000
Physician: 1 (an IHDN physician started work on November 1, 1998)
Nurse/Midwife: 3
Location: Southeastern part of Ghana in the Volta Region
Distance from Capital, Accra: 110 miles
Closest City: Lome, Capital of Togo [a French Speaking country] is 16 miles away
Economy: 70% subsistence farming, others: trading, kente weaving
Religion: About 40% Christian, 10% others, 50% African religion |
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IHDN Ghana
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Ghana Project Site
By email:ihdn@ghana.com or
By phone:
011-233-243-520030
011-233-244-17300
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