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The first few cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana were described around 1971 in the Greater Accra region. The foci were along the Densu River and its tributaries.
Later in 1989 additional cases were described in the Asante Akim North district of Ashanti region by van der Werf. Read Full.
- Asante Akim North North - Ashante Region.
- Upper Denkyera District - Central Region.
- Amansie West District - Ashante Region.
- GA West District - Greater Accra Region.
- Atwima Nwabiagya District
- Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District
- Ahafo Ano North District
WHO Annual Meeting on Buruli ulcer 2008.
- 5 Years of Buruli Ulcer Control in Ghana - Achievements and Challenges - By Dr. Edwin Ampadu (Ghana)
- Treatment of Buruli Ulcer Patients in Ghana With the combination of Rifampicin - Streptomycin for 7 Days per week for 8 weeks without surgery. By Dr. Richard Philips - Ghana.
The Buruli Ulcer Disease In Ghana.
Buruli Ulcer Presentations.
The National Surgical Team On The Move.
The National Buruli Ulcer control programe has adopted a plan of surgery on a nation wide basis.
The idear behind this programe is to have a national surgical team on the move to carry out BU endemic districts or regions visit to undertake routine surgical .>>
The National Office.
Dr. Edwin Ampadu - Programe Manager.
BU Patients In Focus.
Endemic Districts Undertaking Early Case Detection.
The National Buruli Ulcer Control Programme of Ghana has donated a morden state of the art desktop computers to some endemic BU districts in Ghana.
The computers numbered Ten (10) and its accesaries were received from WHO Buruli Ulcer Office through the WHO office in Ghana.
NBUCP Donates Computers To Some BU Endemic Districts.
Ghana Buruli Ulcer Control Programe.
Disease Control & Prevention Dpt, Korle-Bu,
P.O.Box KB 493, Accra. Ghana,
Phone: +233-21-686337, Fax: +233-21-686336
Email: ghanbu4u@burulighana.org
CONTACT INFOMATION.
HEALTH FOUNDATION - GHANA SUPPORTS BU SURGERY.
The health foundation - Ghana in collaboration with the National Buruli Ulcer Control Programe - NBUCP has organise a surgical outreach support for BU patients in the Suhum Kraboa Coalter district in Ghana.
PARTNERS
Local.
International.
Other BU Stories.
Collaborating Facilities.
- Reconstructive Plastic Surgery & Burns Centre
- Burns Unit - Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research
- Nuguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.
BURULI ULCER GHANA
Mr. William Opare -Technical Head.
Photos.
Map
FOCUS ON
Coming Events.
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Mr.David Basile Nartey.
Mr. Charles A. Yeboah.
Mr. Abraham Gyesi.
The Computers are meant to help the recepient BU endemic Districts to organise up to date data of all sort relating to Buruli Ulcer so that an up to date data can be gotten promptly and correctly at the National Office .
