Health Education Where does Ghana rank based on the human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source World Bank Human Capital Index 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 v... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in Ghana? Source WHO Health Emergency Dashboard - Ghana Short answer How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in Ghana? As of 30 May 2022, Ghana had161,370confirmed cases of Covid-19 with1,445deaths, reported to WHO.As of22 May 2022, a total of16,122,862vaccine doses have been administered. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health How many critical-care ventilators does Ghana have? Source Journal of Critical Care 2021: Capacity of intensive care units in Ghana Short answer How many critical-care ventilators does Ghana have? As of February 2020, there were only 67 ICU ventilators and no non-invasive ventilation machines for a population of 30 million people in Ghana. This is equivalent to an estimated ventilator capacity of 0.22 ventilators per 100,000 people in Ghana. Even if operating room ventilators are used as a ba... Back Full answer
Health Which of the countries in Africa with the highest burden of malaria also recorded the sharpest year-on-year increase in cases? Source The World Malaria Report 2020 Short answer Which of the countries in Africa with the highest burden of malaria also recorded the sharpest year-on-year increase in cases? In 2019, Nigeria (27%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12%), Uganda (5%), Mozambique (4%) and Niger (3%) accounted for about 51% of all malaria cases globally. Nigeria (23%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo(11%), the United Republic of Tanzania (5%), Burkina Faso (4%), Mozambiqu... 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