Services for child abuse survivors in health facilities in Ghana 2022, by authority
In a survey conducted in 2022, Ghanian mission-based and faith-based health facilities registered the highest share of support services for child maltreatment survivors, at 24 percent. Quasi governmental and university facilities came in second, with 13 percent.
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."