CDC has collaborated with Ghana since 2009 to support HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment. CDC also provides support to the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), flu surveillance, and the Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP).
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Staff
CDC office (physical presence)
1 U.S. Assignee
4 Locally Employed
Ghana at a Glance
Population: 27,672,800
Per capita income: $3,960
Life expectancy at birth women/men: 63/60 yrs
Infant mortality rate: 41/1000 live births
Source: Population Reference Bureau 2014: Ghana
Top 10 Causes of Death
Source: WHO Country Health Profiles 2012: Ghana- Lower Respiratory Infections 11%
- Stroke 9%
- Malaria 8%
- Ischemic Heart Disease 6%
- HIV/AIDS 5%
- Preterm Birth Complications 4%
- Diarrheal Diseases 4%
- Birth Asphyxia & Birth Trauma 4%
- Meningitis 3%
- Protein-Energy Malnutrition 3%
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