#YouAsked Covid-19 Health How many critical care ventilators are there in Ghana? Source Journal of Critical Care: Capacity of intensive care units in Ghana Short answer 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. ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health How many confirmed cases of Covid-19 cases are there in Ghana? Source Our World In Data: Ghana: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile Short answer How many confirmed cases of Covid-19 cases are there in Ghana? As of 24 March 2024, Ghana has reported a total of 171,839 confirmed COVID-19 cases. ... Back Full answer
Health Education Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source UNDP: The 2021/2022 Human Development Report Short answer Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index measures “the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a valu... Back Full answer
Health Is cholera on the increase or decline in Ghana? Source The Ghana Weekly Epidemiological Report (GWER) Short answer Is cholera on the increase or decline in Ghana? The Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported that it recorded no cases of cholera in 2020. ... Back Full answer
Health Has Ghana recorded any cases of Ebola? Source GhanaFact Fact Check – FALSE: Ghana declares new Ebola outbreak Short answer Has Ghana recorded any cases of Ebola? According to Ghana Health Services, Ghana has not recorded any confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola. ... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties How much did presidential and parliamentary aspirants pay as nomination fees ahead of Ghana's 2020 elections? Source GhanaFact Fact Check: Election 2020 – Which candidates can get a refund of their nomination fee? Short answer How much did presidential and parliamentary aspirants pay as nomination fees ahead of Ghana's 2020 elections? All presidential aspirants in Ghana's 2020 elections paid 100,000 cedis or US$17,000 as nomination fees to the country's elections agency. Parliamentary aspirants who were on the ballot paper on election day in the 275 constituencies paid a deposit of 10,000 cedis. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Source The Electoral Commission Short answer How many voters will be participating in the 2020 Ghana election? Ghana’s electoral register has 17,027,655 registered voters.The West African nation went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and 275 members of parliament.More: ELECTION 2020: EC publishes voters register again... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties Is Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major political party in Ghana? Source Dubawa fact check Short answer Is Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang the first female vice-presidential candidate for a major political party in Ghana? Opoku-Agyemang’s party, the NDC, has since 1992 been considered one of the two leading political parties in Ghana. Prior to the announcement of her candidacy, the party has had only male running mates for the presidential elections.While there have been a number of female running mates for other p... Back Full answer