The District Profile Of Afigya Kwabre South

Afigya Kwabre South District was created in 2018 and has a projected population from 2021 as, 249764. The district covers an area of about 122 square kilometres (12,188.3 hectares) and has 56 communities with about 60% being rural

Location of the District

Afigya-Kwabre is located in the central part of Ashanti Region of Ghana and spans a total of 342.3 square kilometer forming about 1.44% of the total land area of Ashanti Region. The location of the district in the central part of Ghana and also, along the highway which runs from the south to the north makes it easily accessible and is between Latitudes 6.893867 and 6.894077, and Longitudes 1.68917 and -1.52372(WGS 84 coordinate system). Its closeness to the second largest city in Ghana, i.e. Kumasi makes it a dormitory district and is responsible for its high population growth rate as well as its fast growth of settlements. The district has a total cultivable area of about 53,250 hectares excluding pastures and forest reserves. Afigya Kwabre shares boundaries with Suame Municipal Assembly to the South Tafo Municipal to the South East Afigya Kwabre North to the North Atwima Nwabiagya North to the West Sekyere South to the North East Kwabre East Municipal to the South East.There are fifty-eight (58) communities in efficient health service delivery, namely; Aboabogya, Afrancho, Ankaase, Atimatim, Brofoyedru and Kodie. There are twenty-eight (28) Electoral Areas in the District for the purpose of District Assembly elections. There are therefore twenty-eight (28) Unit Committees representing each electoral area of the district all under one (1) Parliamentary Constituency.

Accommodation

The District Health Directorate occupies a six office rooms with two toilets located behind the District Education Office. Below is the picture of the Health

Directorate:

Means Of Transport

Currently the Directorate has one Vehicle, Two Motorbikes and one bicycle

Health Profile

The district has a total of twenty- six (26) health facilities with eight (8) being Government owned, three (3) Mission/CHAG, nine (9) private hospitals/Clinic, two (2) specialist Hospital, and four (4) maternity homes during the period under review.

Health Facilities

Total Health Facilities 26
Total Public Health facilities 8
Private Maternity Homes 5
Private Hospitals /Clinic 8
Mission Hospitals/Facilities 3
Specialist Hospital 2
Sub-districts 6
Communities 58
Outreach Clinics 58
Demarcated CHPS Zone 28
Functional CHPS Zone 28

The Ankaase Methodist Faith Healing Hospital is the Afigya Kwabre South District Hospital and is located in Ankaase town. Travel time from Kodie, the district capital to the Ankaase District Hospital takes about one hour. Its location also makes it difficult for some communities to access the facility hence the need to upgrade Afrancho Health Centre to a hospital status.

Target Population

DESCRIPTION % Of TOTAL 2021 2022 2023 2024
WIFA 24 28,882 56,320 58,710.3 59,943
EXPECTED PREGNANCIES 4 4,814 9,387 9,785.1 9,991
EXPECTED DELIVERIES 4 4,814 9,387 9,785 9,991
CHILDREN 0-11 MONTHS 4 4,814 9,387 9,785 9,991
CHILDREN 12-23 MONTHS 3.9 4,693 9,152 6,189 9,741
CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS 18 21,662 42,240 40,363 44,957.52
CHILDREN 12-59 MONTHS 16 19,255 37,547 35,471 39,962.24
CHILDREN 24-59 MONTHS 12 14,441 28,160 20,353 29,972
CHILDREN 0-59 MONTHS 24,069 46,933 45,256 49,953
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SCHOOL GOING AGE 36.4 43,805 85,419 31,068 90,914
ADOLESCENT 9.7 11,673 22,763 54,796 24,227
ADULT 70+ YRS 6.1 7,341 14,315 – 15,236

Sub-District Population Per Gender Based

S/N Sub-District Communities  Male  Female  Total Population  4%

Annual

Target

 4%

Monthly

Target

1 Aboabogya Aboabogya       1,739 1         ,808         3,547 142           12
2 Aboabogya Adubinsu Besease          388 403            791 32             3
3 Aboabogya Adubinsu Biya          183 190            373 15             1
4 Aboabogya Adubinsu Kese          529 550         1,079 43            4
5 Aboabogya Adwumakase-kese       3,995 4         ,152         8,146 326           27
6 Aboabogya Ahodwo          208 216            424 17             1
7 Aboabogya Bomfa          901 936         1,837 73             6
8 Aboabogya Ebom       1,141 1         ,186         2,327 93             8
9 Aboabogya Edwenase          527 547         1,074 43            4
10 Aboabogya Swedro       1,733 1      ,802         3,535 141          12
11 Aboabogya Wawase       2,235 2,323         4,558 182          15
    Aboabogya

Subdistrict

     13,578    

14      ,113

      27,691    

1,108

         92
12 Afrancho Abuohia       3,716 3      ,863         7,579 303          25
13 Afrancho Afrancho       8,215 8      ,538       16,753 670          56
14 Afrancho Bronkrong       7,103 7      ,383       14,486 579          48
15 Afrancho Botantia       3,658 3      ,803         7,461 298          25
16 Afrancho Hemang       2,891 3      ,005         5,897 236          20
17 Afrancho Krobo       3,689 3      ,834         7,522 301          25
18 Afrancho Kyekyere       3,656 3      ,800         7,456 298          25
19 Afrancho Kyerase       3,736 3      ,883         7,620 305          25
20 Afrancho Ntiri Buoho       2,147 2,232         4,378 175          15
    Afrancho

Subdistrict

     35,095    

36         ,478

      71,573    

2,863

         239
               

Staff Distribution

Staff Category GHS CHAG PRIVATE TOTAL
Doctors 2 11 9 22
Physician/Medical Assistant 11 10 10 31
Enrolled Nurses 81 117 39 237
Community Health Nurses 52 27 0 79
Professional Nurses 69 101 19 189
Midwives 62 63 26 151
Technical Officer (all grades) 12 7 0 19
Pharmacy Staff 6 13 9 28
Field Technicians 6 2 0 8
All other categories 49 143 68 260
Grand Total 352 497 178 1027
Mrs. Christiana Asubonteng

DDHS- Afigya Kwabre South.