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THE HEALTH SECTOR - Ghana Health Service

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4.4 Nurse to Population Ratio<br />

2007 2006 2005<br />

REGION Number of<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurse Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Number of<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurse Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Number of<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurse Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Ashanti 2251 2024 2067 2136 2019 2115<br />

Brong Ahafo 1099 1099 1034 2036 1020 2014<br />

Central 1249 1476 1145 1577 1144 1546<br />

Eastern 1977 1173 1831 1251 1878 1203<br />

Greater Accra 4011 979 3789 993 3693 976<br />

Northern 1131 1868 1011 2126 1044 2002<br />

Upper East 798 1243 757 1298 711 1367<br />

Upper West 537 1266 485 1315 464 1352<br />

Volta 1474 1266 1406 1302 1421 1264<br />

Western 1197 1993 982 2368 990 2276<br />

National 15724 1454 14,507 1,537 14,384 1,508<br />

2004 2003 2002<br />

REGION Number of<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurse Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Number of<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurse Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Number of<br />

Nurses<br />

Nurse Population<br />

Ratio<br />

Ashanti 1,947 2,121 1,781 2,243 1,396 2,767<br />

Brong Ahafo 985 2,034 679 2,879 803 2,375<br />

Central 1,101 1,573 990 1,713 953 1,743<br />

Eastern 1,851 1,203 1,650 1,331 1,887 1,148<br />

Greater Accra 3,564 969 3,605 917 3,019 1,049<br />

Northern 978 2,079 831 2,380 839 2,293<br />

Upper East 689 1,395 469 2,027 498 1,888<br />

Upper West 451 1,368 326 1,860 467 1,277<br />

Volta 1,431 1,232 1,202 1,440 1,110 1,530<br />

Western 974 2,241 916 2,309 952 2,153<br />

National 13,971 1,510 12,449 1,649 11,924 1,675<br />

Source: CHIM/HRD-GHS<br />

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