Table 2.17 Health Facilities existing in the East ... - Ghana Districts

Table 2.17 Health Facilities existing in the East Akim District
Type of Facility Number
Location
Existing
Hospital 2 Kibi, New Tafo
Health Centres 4 Apedwa, Asafo, Bunso, Asiakwa
RCH/FP Centre 3 Kibi, Tafo and Kukurantumi
Outreach Clinics 65 Points District wide
TBAs 41 Trained District wide
Private Maternity Home 4 Tafo (2), Asiakwa, Anyinam, Kukurantumi
Private Health Centre 1 CRIG (Tafo)
Private Clinic 4 SOS, Sacred Heart (Kukurantumi),
Nightingale Clinic (Osiem)
Source: Reproduction and Child Health Centre (RCH)
Table 2.18 Hospital Staff Population
Staff
No. at District Backlog
Remarks
Hospital
District Director 1 -
Medical Officers 5 4
Professional Nurses 25 32
Auxiliary Nurses 67 15
Pharmacists 2 2
Health Service Adm 2 -
Medical Assistants 6 3 2 on contract
Anaesthetist 2 2
Ward Assistants 8 -
Paramedicals 155 -
Casuals 15 -
Orderlies 72 10
Accounts Officers 11 10
Watchmen 10 10
Total 371 88
Source: DHMT of EADA, Kibi
Table 2.19 Medical and Para-medical Staff/Population Ratios
Staff
Number Population Ratio
Existing
Medical Officers 5 1:38
Professional Nurses 25 1:26
Auxiliary 67 1:21
Pharmacists 2 1:95
Nutrition 1 1:95
Disease Control 9 1:47
X-ray 2 1:95

Dispensary 5 1:38
Laboratory 2 1:95
Biostatistics 3 1:63
Health Services Administrators 2 1:95
Dispensary Attendant 4 1:47
Laboratory Attendant 2 1:95
X-ray Attendant 3 1:63
Field Technician 8 1:23
M.R.A. 6 1:31
Medical Assistants 6 1:31
Executive Officers 2 1:95
Anesthetists 2 1:95
Accountants 3 1:63
Accounts Officers 3 1:63
Storekeepers 2 1:95
Clerical Officer
Typists 3 1:63
Source: DHMT of EADA, Kibi
Table 2.20 Ten Top Diseases in the district
No. Type of Diseases Reported Cases Percentage
1. Malaria 27063 56.7
2 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 5107 10.6
3 Hypertension 3202 6.7
4 Diarrhoea Diseases 2803 5.8
5 Domestic Accidents 2345 5.0
6 Skin Diseases and Ulcer 2126 3.5
7 Rheumatism/Joint Pains 1893 3.2
8 Anaemia 1149 3.0
9 Intestinal Worms 1067 2.5
10 Diabetis 983 2.5
Total 47,737 100
Source: DHMT, Kibi

Table 2.21 Reported cases of diseases
Type of Diseases
Year
2003 2004 2005 2006*
Malaria 30733 33382 27063 14401
Bilharzia 92 290 98 45
HIV/AIDS 112 59 195 78
Burili Ulcer 0 0 0 0
Cholera - 61 14 1
Enteric Fever - - 385 147
Tuberculosis 113 82 63 59
Onchocercaisis - - 104 20
Viral Hepatitis - - 6 13
Yaws 93 81 73 65
STD, Gonorrhea 59 48 60 51
Measles - 22 6 2
Leprosy 10 14 8 8
*Jan-June, 2006
Source: DHMT of East Akim Dist., Kibi
Table 2.22
Indicator
Child Immunization
2003 2004 2005
Targe
t Pop
Achieve
d
% Target
Pop
Achieve
d
% Target
Pop
Achieve
d
EPI
BCG 5656 8472 149 2339 2444 96 1925 2457 128
Measles 5656 8651 152. 2539 1748 69 1925 1789 93
5
DRT3 5656 7304 129 2539 1605 63 2043 1821 89
OPU3 5656 6868 124 2539 1588 63 2033 1821 90
YF 5656 8132 143 1875 1686 90 1874 1825 97
Source: DHMT of East Akim Dist, Kibi, 2006
%
Table 2.23 Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Services
INDICATOR 2003 2004 2005
Nat’l Dist % Nat’l Dist % Nat’l Dist %
AN Registrant 90% 8806 95 90% 5975 98.9 90% 381 89.1
4
Supervised 45% 4338 48.4 45% 2789 46.2 55% 221 52
Delivery
2
Postnatal Care 45% 4800 52 45% 2931 48.6 50% 201 47
5
Maternal Deaths 2.%/ 13 3.0/10 2.% 9 3.2/00 2/00 3 1.4/

100 0 /00 00
Still Births 2% 54 1.2 2% 63 2.3 2% 66 3
Family Planning 20% 8563 21.4 20% 6762 15 20 716 29
6
Source: DHMT, Kibi, 2006
Table 2.24
Services
Nutrition Services
Year
2003 2004 2005 2006 (Jan-
Jun)
2% 2.3% 5% 0
Percentage of Settlements with
community based Nutrition Surveillance
Percentage of Settlements with 4 5 6.4 6.4
community based Growth Promotion
System
Percentage of Consumption of Iodated 40% 69% 52.5% 46.3
Salt
Prevalence Rate of Malnutrition 38 37.6 24.5 20%
Source: DHMT, Kibi, 2006