One of the most politically stable countries in West Africa yet suffers from crippling poverty.
Made up of over 100 ethnic groups and over 250 languages and dialects.
24% of families live on less than $1 USD a day.
Jobs are scarce, leading to high numbers of self-employed market and street sellers.
One quarter of all 7 to 14-year-olds combine school and work.
Less than half of Ghanaian children complete senior high school.
40% of rural areas countrywide do not have electricity.
There is one dedicated diabetes clinic serving the whole of the Volta Region - a region of over 2 million people.
Preventable and treatable infectious diseases (including malaria) are amongst the biggest cause of premature deaths in Ghana.
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