Comprehensive care in a low-income country: the Ghana experience

Comprehensive care in a low-income country: the Ghana experience [1]

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In the 1950s and 1960s diabetes prevalence in Ghana was estimated at between 0.2% and 0.4% in adults. However, a recent analysis of admissions to the largest hospital in the country reveals that diabetes accounts for 6.8% of all adult admissions. Despite the fact that diabetes is clearly a major health problem in Ghana, the country has no separate diabetes healthcare policy. To address these issues, a three-year national programme, the Ghana Diabetes Programme, was initiated in 1995.

Issue:

Volume 47 | Issue 2 [2]

Author:

Amoah Albert G B [3]

Attachment:

article_153_en.pdf [4]

Keywords:

Ghana, Accra, Ghana Diabetes Programme, Africa, government

Section:

Health Delivery [5]

Theme:

National diabetes programmes [6]

Patient-centred care [7]

Developing countries [8]