In many developing countries, cities are faced with rising water demand due to rapidly
increasing population, inadequate municipal water supply and growing sanitation pressure …

This paper assesses groundwater in the Ga West Municipal Area of Ghana using
hydrogeochemistry and isotope approaches. High salinity groundwaters are obtained in the …

Buruli Ulcer (BU) is economically burdensome and socially stigmatising. We examined the
burden of BU and the strategies commonly adopted by households in a Ghanaian district to …

Abstract In sub-Saharan African cities, the dearth of accurate and detailed data is a major
problem in the study of health and socioeconomic changes driven by rapid urbanization …

Introduction: The goal of the study was to assess the knowledge and management of Buruli
ulcer disease in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of Ashanti Region. Methods: The study …

Buruli ulcer (BU) is one of the skin diseases that causes physical deformity, loss of function
of the affected part, social stigmatization, and financial burden to individuals affected …

Ga West Municipality in Ghana is predominantly rural with about forty‐eight hard‐to‐reach
communities. Several infectious diseases such as Buruli ulcer, tuberculosis, yaws …

This book focuses on neglected skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries
through the lens of livelihoods. These diseases, when neglected, not only affect the skin, but …

Skin diseases (SDs) are a public health problem in many parts of the world. While other skin
conditions are non-communicable, communicable (infectious) skin diseases pose a huge …

This thesis is concerned with the livelihood and income of waste pickers in Ghana. As
Ghana imports vast amounts of (e-) waste, an industry has emerged around waste picking …