Ghanaian Culture, Economy and Society

Demography, Social Structure and Public Health

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  1. According to the official 2021 Population and Housing Census conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service, what was Ghana's total population?
  2. What is the largest ethnic group in Ghana, comprising roughly 47.5 percent of the national population according to census data?
  3. What is the second largest broad ethnic cluster in Ghana according to national demographic census data?
  4. What kinship system is traditionally practiced by the majority of Akan matrilineal clans?
  5. What statutory law enacted in 1985 (PNDC Law 111) reformed customary inheritance rules in Ghana to protect widows and biological children?
  6. What is the predominant religious faith in Ghana according to the 2021 Population Census?
  7. What is the official language of the Republic of Ghana, used in government administration, parliament, and national media?
  8. What is the premier teaching hospital and tertiary medical referral centre in Ghana, established in 1923 by Governor Guggisberg?
  9. What is the second largest teaching hospital in Ghana, located in Kumasi and serving the middle and northern sectors?
  10. Which major military hospital situated in Accra was originally established in 1941 to treat wounded Allied soldiers during World War II?
  11. What community-level primary healthcare strategy was adopted nationwide by Ghana in 1999 to deliver essential healthcare directly to rural doorsteps?
  12. In which northern town was the pioneering research conducted that developed the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) concept and Vitamin A trials?
  13. Which medical research institute located at the University of Ghana was established in 1979 as a gift from the Government of Japan in honour of a yellow fever martyr?
  14. In which town is the Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) located, conducting scientific research on indigenous herbal medicines since 1975?
  15. What regulatory body established under the Public Health Act 2012 (Act 851) regulates the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics in Ghana?
  16. What statutory council is legally mandated to register and regulate the training and professional practice of medical and dental doctors in Ghana?
  17. What statutory council regulates the education, training, licensing, and professional conduct of nurses and midwives in Ghana?
  18. Which public operational service agency under the Ministry of Health is responsible for managing public health facilities and healthcare delivery nationwide?
  19. What organization coordinates all mission and church-owned hospitals and clinics across Ghana, providing over 30 percent of national healthcare?
  20. What parasitic disease transmitted by the freshwater snail vector (Bulinus) remains an endemic public health concern along Lake Volta and the Densu river basin?
  21. In which year did the World Health Organization (WHO) formally certify Ghana free of Guinea worm disease (Dracunculiasis)?
  22. What vector-borne disease, transmitted by the blackfly (Simulium damnosum) breeding in fast-flowing rivers, was successfully suppressed in Ghana by the Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP)?
  23. What is the primary vector transmitting urban yellow fever and dengue fever in Ghana?
  24. What is the primary cause of clinical outpatient consultations and child hospital admissions in Ghanaian healthcare facilities?
  25. In which year did Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority become the first in the world to approve the novel R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University?

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