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Ekumfi Ebuakwa Medical Access

Ekumfi Ebuakwa is approximately a 20 minute drive from the main road,

the Accra – Cape Coast Highway. Public transportation is available

for community members.

 

Available Medical Facilities

There is a Community Health Planning and Services Clinic in the

community, therefore community members in Ebuakwa and

neighboring communities have easy access to Nurses and Health

Volunteers. The Essuesyhia Clinic is a larger facility and is about a 10

to 15 minute drive away. The nearest Regional Hospital is in Saltpond,

which is a 10-20 minute drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Information

The Ekumfi District has 57 communities with a total population of around 65,775. There are 7 CHPS Zones servicing the Ekumfi area, which are equipped with Community Nurses, Midwives and Volunteers. There are 5 Public and Private Clinics in the district that offer more services than the local CHPS Zones. The closest district hospital is in the neighboring district of Mfantseman in the town of Saltpond. However, the closest regional hospital with a large variety of services is located in Cape Coast, approximately a

1 hour drive from Mankessim.

 

Community Volunteers

In fact, Ebuakwa took the initiative themselves to build the structure of the CHPS Zone. The Government of Ghana recognized their efforts and staffed the facility with nurses. The nurses diagnose common illnesses in the region and give out the associated medication. More advanced cases

are referred to the closest Health Center with a doctor. The 2 Community Health Volunteers in the community work closely with the nurses and help them with health education and communication. They are volunteers and trained by the government in first aid for children ages 0-5 as well as weighing and measuring children.

 

 

 

 

 

Past Medical Brigades to Ekumfi Ebuakwa
Medical Chapter	Month	Volunteers	Total HCPs	# of Consults	# of Referrals	Education Topics Delivered
UCLA	Dec 2013	45	9 Ghanaian HCPs	684	19	National Health Insurance Scheme, Referral Program and Reproductive Health

 

Current Community Initiatives

The community leaders have been in talks with the government to start a Junior High School, as currently the community shares one with another community 5 km away. However, there is no update on the status of this project.

Ebuakwa has CDF that was established through the GB Microfinance program in May 2012 with a designated part of a building at the entrance of the community. The CDF currently offers savings and social enterprise loans. Volunteers of GB's Microfinance program have initiated a social enterprise to form a bakery within the community. There are currently 6 susus in the community that offer savings for loans.
 

Visit Other Programs in Ekumfi Ebuakwa

Global Brigades strives to implement a model of Holistic Development in communities through a system of collectively implementing health, economic, and education initiatives to strategically meet a community's development goals. Learn more about the other programs being implemented in Ekumfi Ebuakwa:

 

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