Healthcare waste characteristics and management in Kumasi, Ghana

Breast cancer in Kumasi, Ghana.

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Ghanaian women. OBJECTIVE To describes the characteristics of breast cancer patients attending the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. METHOD The study was conducted at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Between July 1st 2004 and June 30(th) 2009 patients presenting with breast lumps were assessed by clinical ex...

Transportation and Physical Development around Kumasi, Ghana

This research explores the links between physical development and transportation infrastructure around Kumasi, Ghana. It utilizes census data as well as fieldwork and interviews carried out during July and December 2005. The results suggest that there is a weak association between transportation investments and physical development, and that recent housing has generally occurred in poorly acces...

Comparison of municipal solid waste management systems in Canada and Ghana: a case study of the cities of London, Ontario, and Kumasi, Ghana.

Integrated waste management has been accepted as a sustainable approach to solid waste management in any region. It can be applied in both developed and developing countries. The difference is the approach taken to develop the integrated waste management system. This review looks at the integrated waste management system operating in the city of London, Ontario-Canada and how lessons can be dra...

The Management of Healthcare Waste

Characteristics and contributory factors for injectable contraceptive usage among women in Kumasi, Ghana

Background Preferred methods of contraception vary from country to country. Family Planning services have been available on a large scale in Ghana since the 1980's and their use has contributed to gradual decline in the total fertility rate from 6.4 in 1988 to 4.2 in 2014. Since their introduction in Ghana in the early 1990's, Injectable contraceptives have seen increasing patronage and are cur...