BY RAISSA SAMBOU
More than 94,000 people die of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana every year, a study by the Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA) has revealed.
The deaths, according to the non-profit organization, amounts to 43 per cent of all deaths in the country annually.
Speaking at the launch of the Ghana Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs in Accra yesterday, Mr. Labram Musah, National Coordinator of GhNCDA said people suffering from NCDs, mainly cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes often become disabled due to their condition and were discriminated against, mostly in terms of education and employment opportunities. Read more…
