#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
#YouAsked Welfare & population What is the size of Ghana’s population? Source World Bank: Population, total - Ghana Short answer What is the size of Ghana’s population? Ghana’s population was 31.73 million in 2021. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? Source Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana Short answer How many students have benefitted from free secondary education in Ghana? To date 1.3 million students in Ghana have benefited from a free senior high school social intervention programme rolled out by the government in 2017. The programme, Free Senior High School (SHS), is meant to extend guaranteed access to free quality education for all children of school-going age fr... Back Full answer
Economy #YouAsked Is Ghana the country with the highest number of mobile money users in Africa? Source The 2017 Global Findex database Short answer Is Ghana the country with the highest number of mobile money users in Africa? No. According to the World Bank’s latest Global Findex database, 73% of adults in Kenya had a mobile money account in 2017. In Uganda and Zimbabwe, the figure stood at about 50%.The share of adults owning a mobile money account in Ghana in 2017 was 39%. ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Have Ghanaian students returned to school despite COVID-19? Source GhanaFact Fact Check: COVID-19: Find out when students will return to school in Ghana Short answer Have Ghanaian students returned to school despite COVID-19? Yes. Ghanaian students at various levels of the academic ladder have returned to school despite the coronavirus outbreak. This was announced in an address to the nation by the country's President, Nana Akufo-Addo on 3 January 2021. ... 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
Covid-19 Has the Ghana Health Service’s central region director halted mass coronavirus testing? Source Ghana Health Service Short answer Has the Ghana Health Service’s central region director halted mass coronavirus testing? Yes, in a letter dated 16 June, health facilities and districts were told to “desist from mass testing” of people unless authorised to do so by the director-general of the Ghana Health Service.More: FACT-CHECK: Mass coronavirus testing halted in Ghana’s Central region... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Can chewing raw onions help you recover from Covid-19? Source Ghana Food and Drugs Authority Short answer Can chewing raw onions help you recover from Covid-19? A claim circulating on WhatsApp “assuring” people that chewing raw onions would ensure their recovery, is not supported by scientific evidence. More: FALSE: Chewing raw onions can cure coronavirus ... Back Full answer