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Local Manufacturers & Competitors
Jun 17, 2016
Ghana has measures to protect local manufacturing industries, including drugs on the EML (Essential Medicines List) and more traditional drugs.
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Jun 17, 2016
Most patients suffered from communicable diseases and diseases related to poor hygiene and sanitation. But in the wake of increasing wealth, other disease patterns emerge. Non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, road traffic accident and obesity are, among others, now becoming frequent occurrences in hospitals and clinics
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General Information & Market Scale
Jun 17, 2016
Ghana’s economic growth remained strong over the last decades, led by its political stability, its relatively liberal economic policies and rising primary commodity prices.The healthcare industry is typified by a government sector that serves the majority of the population and a growing private sector that serves 40% of healthcare needs.
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Jun 17, 2016
The number of new HIV infections has reduced from 13,272 in 2011 to 11,356 in 2014; adults contributed 83% and children 17% of new HIV infections in 2014 and young people 15-24 years of age contributed 26% of new HIV infections in 2014. The estimated number of mothers in need of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (eMTCT) reduced from 10,869 in 2011 10,226 in 2014. PMTCT coverage has increased from 74.1% in 2011 to 81.2% in 2014. The estimated final transmission rate has reduced from 20.3% in 2011 to 18.5% in 2014.