CDC in Ghana

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has worked with Ghana since 2008 to support HIV/AIDS prevention and control through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. CDC also works with Ghana to strengthen laboratory, surveillance, and workforce capacity to respond to disease outbreaks in support of the Global Health Security Agenda; implement interventions for malaria under the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative; and build surveillance and laboratory capacity for influenza.

What CDC is Doing in Ghana
Through laboratory capacity building efforts, increased rapid test proficiency testing from 27% to 85% in 2018.
In 2019, establishing a national laboratory sample referral transport system through collaboration with multilateral and bilateral donors.
Implemented an electronic HIV module for tracking and management of patients.
Trained 323 healthcare workers from 82 districts through the 12-week frontline Field Epidemiology Laboratory and Training Program.
- 3 U.S. Assignees
- 6 Locally Employed
- Population: 28,833,629 (2017)
- Per capita income: $4,490
- Life expectancy at birth: F 64/M 62 years
- Infant mortality rate: 37/1,000 live births
Sources: World Bank 2018, Ghana
Population Reference Bureau 2018, Ghana
- Malaria
- Lower respiratory infections
- Neonatal disorders
- lschemic heart disease
- Stroke
- HIV/AIDS
- Tuberculosis
- Diarrheal diseases
- Road injuries
- Diabetes
Source: GBD Compare 2018, Ghana