West Africa – West Texas

Global Health Series01/18/12

Presented by :Kweku Hazel, MSIV

TTUHSC SOM

• Geography• Climate• Demographics• Economy• Politics • Education• Healthcare• My Experience

“Akwaaba” - Welcome

The World

Africa

Facts

• Ghana–  238,533 sq km– Tropical in south– Hot and dry in north– Largest artificial lake– English – 24.8 million people– Literacy 57.9

• Texas– 695,622 sq km– Semi tropical in south– Hot and dry in NW– Largest vehicle sizes– ??– 24.7million people– Literacy 99%

Heath Facts

• Ghana– 10.6% of GDP – 0.085 MD/1,000 pop– 0.93 beds/1,000 pop– 48.55 deaths/1,000

live births– HIV prevalence 1.8%– LE 61y/o

• USA– 16.2% of GDP– 2.67MD/1000pop– 3.1 beds/1,000 pop– 6.06 deaths/1,000 live

births– HIV prevalence 0.6%– LE 78y/o

Top Ten Mortality

• 1 Malaria • 2 HIV/AIDS related conditions • 3 Anemia • 4 Cerebro Vascular Accidents • 5 Pneumonia • 6 Septicemia • 7 Hypertension • 8 Cardiac diseases • 9 Meningitis • 10 Diarrheal diseases • All other causes

• Ghana Empire c. 830 – c.1235• Portuguese Dutch British• Gold Coast + Togoland = Ghana in 1957• Coup d’ etat Democracy

Politics

My Experience

My Experience

• Mfantsipim– http://www.kenga.co.uk/kwabotwe/home.htm

• Rockwall High School • San Jacinto College • Texas Tech University• TTUHSC SOM

Activities

• HHMI & Research• International Student Groups• Jobs• Barbershop Health Check• etc

• James “Whit’ Walker MD• Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Amarillo• http://www.touchalifekids.org/

West Texas to Ghana

• President & CEO:  Sixtus Atabong, PA• http://www.purposemedicalmission.org

West Texas to Cameroon

Questions?