medical question

Post new topic

jo-mo Active member

Member since 27 July 2010

jo-moActive member15 June 2011 11:31:23

how risky from medical point of view for 2 years old child to be in Accra ; i am so ready to move with family but the malaria thing keeps me so concerned .

i highly appreciate your replies

thanks

Jo

hkann Ghana Expert

Member since 10 March 2010

hkannGhana Expert19 June 2011 07:10:05

1182

Malaria is a big problem here but if you live in good location in a screened house and use repellent you cut down the risks.

jo-mo Active member

Member since 27 July 2010

jo-moActive member20 June 2011 09:30:12

Many Thanks hkann ; are you aware of any medication that gives long term prevention for children and adults

hkann Ghana Expert

Member since 10 March 2010

hkannGhana Expert20 June 2011 12:37:23

1182

I don't think there is anything that you can take once, you usually have to take it every week.
Go on a website that deals with malaria and find out the most up to date medication.

Russel of Russians Member

Member since 20 March 2010

Russel of RussiansMember30 July 2011 15:02:47

How great it the hospitals in Ghana if you catch something like Malaria? Or do one have to fly out to another country to be Hospitalized ?

hkann Ghana Expert

Member since 10 March 2010

hkannGhana Expert30 July 2011 16:05:51

1182

I think you would be OK for malaria treatment. I would think about flying out if I had to have major surgery

Articles to help you in your expat project in Accra

Cosmopolitan Accra
The Accra I met more than a decade ago, on my arrival in Ghana was a crowded, hot humid yet dusty hive of ...
Shopping Ghana style
The 'profession' of street hawking is alive and well in Ghana.
About Ghana
Hugged by Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo, while bordering the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is widely referred ...