Table 2.
Regional distribution of functional dialysis centres and patients per million population in Ghana
| Region | Population (%) | Population (n) | Surface area km2 | No. of HD centres | No of HD machines | No. of patients | Patients prevalence (pmp) | Dialysis machines (pmp) | Dialysis centres per 1000km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Accra | 17.69 | 5,455,692 | 3,245 | 26 | 227 | 875 | 160.4 | 50.77 | 8.01 |
| Ashanti | 17.64 | 5,440,463 | 24,389 | 7 | 39 | 96 | 17.6 | 7.17 | 0.29 |
| Bono East | 3.92 | 1,203,400 | 23,257 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9.97 | 2.49 | 0.04 |
| Bono | 3.90 | 1,208,649 | 11,107 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.65 | 0.09 |
| Central | 9.28 | 2,859,821 | 9,826 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 0.10 |
| Eastern | 9.49 | 2,925,653 | 19,323 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 8.5 | 2.73 | 0.05 |
| Northern | 7.50 | 2,310,939 | 25,448 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 3.9 | 2.16 | 0.04 |
| Volta | 5.38 | 1,659,040 | 9,504 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12.1 | 1.81 | 0.11 |
| Western | 6.68 | 2,060,585 | 13,847 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9.7 | 0.97 | 0.07 |
| Upper East | 4.22 | 1,301,226 | 8,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper west | 2.92 | 901,502 | 18,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western North | 2.86 | 880,921 | 10,074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oti | 2.42 | 747,248 | 11,066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North-East | 2.14 | 658,946 | 9,074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Savanna | 2.12 | 653,266 | 35,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahafo | 1.83 | 554,668 | 5,193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regions without dialysis | 18.52 | 5,702,791 | 98,587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 30,792,608 | 238,533 | 40 | 299 | 1195 | 38.8 | 9.7 | 0.17 |
Abbreviations: HD haemodialysis, pmp per million population, km kilometers