Ghana
Ghana Association of Nurse Anesthetists (GANA)
Number of anaesthesia cases per year: | < 50 000 |
Number of Nurse Anesthetists: | 201 |
Number of Anesthesiologists: | 10 |
Number of habitants | 20 669 260 |
•Nurse anesthesia regulation: BY MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL
•Nurse Anesthesia education: HIGHER DIPLOMA
Entry requirements : 3 YEARS POST NURSING + 3 YEARS WORKING EXPERIENCE
Duration ; 2 YEARS
Certification: HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA
•Nurse Anesthesia practice: WORK INDEPENDENTLY , PROVIDES OVER 90% OF COUNTRIES ANESTHESIA NEEDS
•Activities of the national Association- WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
•Continuing education opportunities – MANY BY VISITING HEALTH GROUPS AND OURSELVES
•Professional Magazines – IN THE PIPELINE
•Contact person for country information:
Name – ISAAC AMPAABENG
Email- IOFORIAMPARBENG@YAHOO.COM
•National Association contact: SUSANA P. ANANG
Address P.O.BOX CE11974, TEMA. GHANA
Email- sphanang@yahoo.com
Tel/Fax- 233-277-407-571