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Quick Facts:

  • 45 percent of people in Ghana live on less than $1 a day
  • Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to attain independence
  • Attending school is not mandatory in Ghana because there are not enough teachers and facilities available to accommodate all of the students
  • Experts estimate that by the year 2014 there will be between 236,000 and 390,000 children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Africa HIV/AIDS in Ghana
  • Ghana's infant mortality rate is 68 out of every 1,000 live births compared to the United States, which is 5 out of every 1,000
  • Of the children attending school in Northern Ghana, only 35% make it to the 6th grade Ghana School Case Study
  • One out of every 20 children in Ghana dies before their first birthday and 1 in 10 before they are five years old
  • Diarrhoea is one of the 5 main causes of death of children in Ghana
  • Almost 50% of people in Ghana live over an hour from their nearest basic health facility (clinic)
  • 45 percent of people in Ghana live on less than $1 a day
  • Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to attain
    independence
  • Attending school is not mandatory in Ghana because
    there are not enough teachers and facilities available to
    accommodate all of the students
  • Experts estimate that by the year 2014 there will be
    between 236,000 and 390,000 children orphaned by
    HIV/AIDS in Africa HIV/AIDS in Ghana
  • Ghana's infant mortality rate is 68 out of every 1,000 live births
    compared to the United States, which is 5 out of every 1,000

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