We work with governments and local organisations in Ghana and countries across Africa to deliver vital charity work and make sure everyone has the chance to thrive.
We work with governments and local organisations in Ghana and countries across Africa to deliver vital charity work and make sure everyone has the chance to thrive.
Ghana is the second-most populated country in West Africa, boasting consistent economic growth and political stability.
Specialist health care services in Ghana are centred in the country’s largest cities, Accra and Kumasi. While there is a hospital in every district, people living in more rural areas can still have difficulty accessing medical care because of a lack of resources and qualified staff.
Infectious diseases are one of the main reasons people seek medical care in Ghana. In 2018, the country announced it had eliminated trachoma, although river blindness, lymphatic filariasis and schistosomiasis are still endemic, putting millions of people at risk of blindness and long-term illness.
In 2022, Ghana co-hosted the Global Disability Summit, demonstrating its commitment to upholding disability rights and disability-inclusive development. Despite this, people with disabilities in Ghana still face stigma and discrimination.
People in Ghana are at a high risk of neglected tropical diseases.
Several neglected tropical diseases are endemic in Ghana, putting millions of people at risk of blindness and disability. We’ve already helped to eliminate trachoma in the country, and our ongoing work focuses on protecting people from river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, and treating people who are already infected.
Disability is highly stigmatised in Ghana.
People with disabilities often face discrimination in society, which prevents them from accessing opportunities equally. Our charity work on disability rights in Ghana focuses on ensuring everyone is able to go to school, find a job and get health treatment when needed.
Our charity work in Ghana has already helped to eliminate trachoma, but there’s still more we need to do.
With your support, we want to strengthen the health system, protect people from disease and create a ripple effect in Ghana, so everyone can learn, earn and thrive. To do this, we need your help.
Charity donations, legacies, corporate partnerships and gifts from charitable foundations are a vital source of funding for our programmes in Ghana. We also welcome opportunities to work in partnership with governments, institutions and development organisations.
Contact us: If you have any questions about our work in Ghana, would like more information about our programmes or wish to discuss ways you can donate or support us, email [email protected]
Benin and Ghana, two of the countries where Sightsavers works, have been recognised for their success in wiping out several diseases that are prevalent in poor and marginalised communities.
Sightsavers’ Peter Anomah-Kordieh Kwasi shares successes and what we learned from the Ghana Somubi Dwumadie participation project, which Sightsavers supported as a partner to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Gertrude, who is Sightsavers’ global advocacy manager for social inclusion, becomes the first African woman to lead the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Sightsavers’ Peter Anomah-Kordieh Kwasi shares the journey that led to the establishment of a parliamentary caucus that champions disability issues.
Sightsavers’ Joseph Mensah explains how the Ghana Somubi Dwumadie programme is helping to change negative social attitudes and behaviour.
On 30 January 2022, Sightsavers staff and supporters joined the global event to raise awareness about eliminating neglected tropical diseases.