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How many critical care ventilators are there in Ghana?

In a study published in February 2021, there were a total of 53 and 14 ventilators available in the adult ICUs and PICUs, respectively. This is equivalent to an estimated ventilator capacity of 0.22 ventilators per 100,000 people in Ghana.

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