Services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana 2022, by region
In a survey conducted in 2022, health facilities in the Ghanian Upper East region registered the highest share of support services for child maltreatment survivors in Ghana, at 26 percent. The North East and Eastern regions followed, reaching 24 percent and 23 percent, respectively.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines child maltreatment as "the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power."