THE HEALTH SECTOR - Ghana Health Service

6.5 Tuberculosis Case Detection per 100,000 Population
Region 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Ashanti 51 49 53 53.4 56.2 47.3 52.5 50.5 40.2 53.6
Brong Ahafo 36 31 28 32.7 33.6 39.2 31.5 35.2 34.2 39.7
Central 69 61 75 79.6 81.4 89.3 99.3 97.6 103.6 104.6
Eastern 71 72 75 67.0 76.2 80.8 79.2 66.6 68.8 91.5
Greater Accra 69 78 67 63.7 60.5 64.5 63.3 67.1 62.9 65.0
Northern 25 20 18 24.1 19.3 25.4 23.8 21.6 22.0 25.3
Upper East 51 32 34 38.5 36.5 35.9 34.7 39.3 40.7 44.5
Upper West 29 28 35 34.8 31.7 52.7 67.3 37.9 27.6 45.1
Volta 58 61 64 69.6 69.8 68.0 75.9 76.1 73.0 74.4
Western 73 75 76 66.6 78.5 78.6 85.7 71.5 81.8 79.5
National 57 57 57 56.6 58.4 59.1 61.4 58.0 56.6 63.5
Source: National TB Programme (PHD)
6.6 Tuberculosis Cure Rate
Region 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Ashanti 80.5 74.7 71.9 69.0 59.2 45.8 32.2 50.9 57.0 39.1
Brong Ahafo 59.0 60.8 61.1 63.7 63.5 55.2 50.9 53.9 59.8 54.6
Central 71.4 62.9 42.4 46.3 47.5 34.4 44.7 39.7 33.2 32.5
Eastern 68.8 63.1 61.4 60.0 47.0 45.8 54.1 40.2 58.6 42.4
Greater Accra 76.0 80.5 82.0 77.7 64.8 67.0 63.0 67.3 64.4 40.7
Northern 66.4 66.0 47.0 64.0 45.0 35.6 34.3 43.5 11.9 0
Upper East 73.6 66.9 67.4 59.6 56.4 60.6 28.6 59.1 58.9 54.6
Upper West 56.3 47.4 62.5 52.0 39.4 39.2 70.5 58.7 45.8 43.8
Volta 74.0 77.3 74.4 74.7 71.8 70.1 66.0 58.2 43.2 30.0
Western 59.9 57.6 55.6 38.7 41.6 27.0 47.9 47.8 17.1 25.6
National 76.1 67.6 64.0 61.0 55.1 47.9 44.9 49.3 43.8 38.1
Source: National TB Programme (PHD)
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