Overview
Sekyere East is situated on the North Eastern part of Ashanti Region with Effiduase as its district Capital.
Using the GPS Coordinates, it is located on longitude 1.21’ and 1.6’ East, and latitude 6.49’ North.
land boundaries
The District shares boundaries with Sekyere Kumawu to North East, to South East is Asante Akim Central, South West is Juabeng Municipal and to the West is Sekyere South.
land size
Sekyere Afram Plains and Sekyere Kumawu Districts were carved out from Sekyere East District hence the district now covers an estimated area of about 730.5sqkm and has thirty-eight
(38) settlements of various sizes.
vegetation
The vegetation in the district is mostly moist deciduous forest. Food production in the district is very good and food is available throughout the year.
Farming remains the dominant occupation in the district. Farmers of the southern sector are mostly engaged in the production of root and tubers and maize. A good number of women and young men are involved in various kinds of trading due to the district’s proximity to Kumasi, the regional capital. The youth are engaged in Hairdressing, Barbering, Shoemaking, driving and mechanic activities.
markets
There are markets in almost every community in the district, but the major markets are located in only three communities which are Effiduasi, Asokore and Nkwankwanua.
water supply
Most of the communities in the district have portable drinking water. These are mostly boreholes or hand-dug wells.
Population distribution
The total population for the district is 79600. The district has four sub-districts. They are Effiduase, Asokore, Mponua and Nyanfa.
district and sub Districts population indices
| No
. |
Sub
district |
2024 | WIFA | Expected Preg. | Childre n <1yr | Pop. <5 yrs (0-
59mths) |
School age
(6-13yrs) |
0 – 14yrs | Adolescent | 15-
64yrs |
A (<6) |
| Growt
h Rate 2.1% |
24.0
% |
4.0% | 4.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 41.63
% |
21.8% | 52.47
% |
6 | ||
| 1 | Asokore | 20696 | 4967 | 828 | 828 | 4139 | 5381 | 8616 | 4512 | 10859 | 1 |
| 2 | Effiduas e | 28656 | 6877 | 1146 | 1146 | 5731 | 7451 | 11930 | 6247 | 15036 | 1 |
| 3 | Mponua | 11940 | 2866 | 478 | 478 | 2388 | 3104 | 4971 | 2603 | 6265 | 1 |
| 4 | Nyanfa | 18308 | 4394 | 732 | 732 | 3662 | 4760 | 7622 | 3991 | 9606 | 1 |
| District Total | 79600 | 19104 | 3184 | 3184 | 15920 | 20696 | 33138 | 17353 | 41766 | 4 | |
healthcare delivery
Act 523 established the Ghana health service as a public service body. It is responsible for the implementation of national policies. The service works under the Ministry of Health through a governing council. The regional health directorate directly supervise the district levels.
Sekyere East district has been demarcated into 4 sub-districts with at least one health facility in each sub district to ensure smooth administration of health services. It has been demarcated into 26 CHPS zones as per the number of electoral areas. It is anticipated that each electoral area should get a health facility.
distribution of health facilities in the district
| Sub –
Districts |
Hospital | Health Centre | Maternity
Home |
CHPS
Compound |
Clinic |
| Asokore | Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital | Akokoaso | Ahwerewa
Owramso Ahensan |
||
| Nyanfa | Okaikrom | Senchi Methodist | |||
| Mponua | St. Lukes
Nkwankwaanua |
||||
| Effiduase | Effiduase District Hospital
Divine Grace Hospital Kalita Family Hospital |
Motokrodua Ntunkumso | Capital | ||
| District | 15 | ||||
(Source: District Health Directorate, Sekyere East-2024)
CHPS situation in the district
| Sub –
Districts |
Communities | Demarcated
Zones |
Functional
CHPS Zones |
Completed compounds | Functional
CHPS with Compound |
CHOs
Assigned |
Trained
CHOs |
| Asokore | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| Nyanfa | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mponua | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Effiduase | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| District | 38 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 3 |
organisation health mandate
misson
The mission is to contribute to socio- economic development by promoting health and vitality through access to quality health for all people living in Ghana using motivated personnel Vision
The vision of the health sector is to have a healthy population for national development
sector goal
The goal of the health sector is to have a healthy and productive population that reproduces itself safely
