IHDN-GHANA PROJECT SITE ACTIVITIES CLICK FOR 2005 NEWS FROM GHANA PROJECT SITE

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IHDN-GHANA PROJECT SITE DESCRIPTION * Country: Ghana, West Africa * Village Profiles: Agbozume [& surrounding villages]

Country Profile: Click for 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

Ghana Project Site: Contact Information By email:ihdn@ghana.com or By phone: 011-233-243-520030 011-233-244-173002