Ghana

Red symbolizes the blood shed for independence, yellow represents the country's mineral wealth, while green stands for its forests and natural wealth; the black star is said to be the lodestar of African freedom. Ghana gained independence in 1957, and was the first sub-Saharan country in rural Africa to do so. It is a constitutional democracy. With a total area of 238,533 sq km, Ghana is slightly smaller than Oregon. It has a tropical climate; it is hot and dry in the north, hot and humid in the southwest, and warm and relatively dry along the southeast coast. Its natural resources are gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, and limestone. Ghana has a population of 25,241,998, and its capital is Accra. While English is the official language of Ghana, several other languages are spoken there, including Asante (14.8%), Ewe (12.7%), Fante with (9.9%), Boron (Brong) (4.6%), Dagomba (4.3%), Dangme (4.3%), Dagarte (Dagaba) (3.7%), Akyem (3.4%), Ga (3.4%), and Akuapem (2.9%). Other languages (including English) make up the remaining 36.1%. Christianity is the major religion at 68%; Muslims make up 15.9% .

Khalid Al-Naif

Director, Development Consulting Services
Kwasi Ampene

Director, Center for World Performance Studies
Associate Professor, DAAS
Associate Professor, School of Music
Frank Anderson M.D.

Assistant Professor, OB-GYN
Lecturer, Health Behavior & Health Education
Rosa Angulo-Barroso

Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Associate Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
Director, Brain and Behavior Program, CHGD
Brian Arbic

Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences
Assistant Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science
Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
Carol Boyd

Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Professor, School of Nursing
Professor, Women's Studies
Andrew Campbell M.D.

Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases
Director, Pediatric Comphrensive Sickle Cell Program
Anthony Chiodo M.D.

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Frieda Ekotto

Associate Professor, Romance Languages and Literatures
Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
Kevin Gaines

Director, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, History
Larry Gant

Professor, Social Work
Andrew J. Haig M.D.

Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ted Hanss

Director, Enabling Technologies
Suehun Ho M.D.

Clinical Instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Nancy Rose Hunt

Associate Professor, History
OB/GYN, Medical School
Timothy Johnson M.D.

Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstrectics and Gynecology
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Bates Professor, Diseases of Women and Children
Professor, Women's Studies
Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Rani Kotha

Deputy Director, Global Health Programs
Edith Lewis

Associate Professor, Social Work
Jody Lori

Assistant Clinical Professor, Office of International Affairs
Assistant Clinical Professor, WHO Collaborating Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
Kathleen Ludewig Omollo

Project Manager, Medical School Office of Enabling Technologies
African Health OER- Enabling Technologies
Charlie Michaels

Site Coordinator
Detroit Connections
Cheryl Moyer

Research Director, Global REACH
Research Invstigator, Medical Education
Lisa A. Newman M.D.

Associate Professor, Surgery
Director, Breast Care Center
Robert B. Payne

Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Curator Emeritus of Birds, Museum of Zoology
Elisha P. Renne

Associate Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Thomas Robins

Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Center for Occupational Health & Safety Engineering
Kathleen Sienko

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Raymond Silverman

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, History
Director, Museum Studies Program
Rachel Snow

Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Health Education
Associate Research Professor, Population Studies Center
Associate Director, International Institute
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on African Studies
David Stern M.D.

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, General Medicine
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Director, Global REACH, Medical School Administration

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Ghana

Director, Development Consulting Services

Director, Center for World Performance StudiesAssociate Professor, DAASAssociate Professor, School of Music

Assistant Professor, OB-GYNLecturer, Health Behavior & Health Education

Associate Professor, KinesiologyAssociate Professor, Center for Human Growth and DevelopmentDirector, Brain and Behavior Program, CHGD

Assistant Professor, Geological SciencesAssistant Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space ScienceAssistant Professor, College of Engineering

Director, Institute for Research on Women and GenderProfessor, School of NursingProfessor, Women's Studies

Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics & Communicable DiseasesDirector, Pediatric Comphrensive Sickle Cell Program

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and RehabilitationDirector, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Associate Professor, Romance Languages and LiteraturesAssociate Professor, Comparative Literature

Director, Department of Afroamerican and African StudiesProfessor, Department of Afroamerican and African StudiesProfessor, History

Professor, Social Work

Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Director, Enabling Technologies

Clinical Instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Associate Professor, HistoryOB/GYN, Medical School

Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstrectics and GynecologyArthur F. Thurnau Professor and Bates Professor, Diseases of Women and ChildrenProfessor, Women's StudiesResearch Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Deputy Director, Global Health Programs

Associate Professor, Social Work

Assistant Clinical Professor, Office of International AffairsAssistant Clinical Professor, WHO Collaborating CenterAssistant Clinical Professor, Nurse-Midwifery Education Program

Project Manager, Medical School Office of Enabling TechnologiesAfrican Health OER- Enabling Technologies

Site Coordinator Detroit Connections

Research Director, Global REACH Research Invstigator, Medical Education

Associate Professor, Surgery Director, Breast Care Center

Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Curator Emeritus of Birds, Museum of Zoology

Associate Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Associate Professor, Anthropology

Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Director, Center for Occupational Health & Safety Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Professor, History Director, Museum Studies Program

Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Health Education Associate Research Professor, Population Studies Center Associate Director, International Institute Member, Ad Hoc Committee on African Studies

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Associate Professor, General Medicine Associate Professor, Medical Education Director, Global REACH, Medical School Administration

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Director, Center for World Performance Studies
Associate Professor, DAAS
Associate Professor, School of Music

Assistant Professor, OB-GYN
Lecturer, Health Behavior & Health Education

Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Associate Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
Director, Brain and Behavior Program, CHGD

Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences
Assistant Professor, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science
Assistant Professor, College of Engineering

Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Professor, School of Nursing
Professor, Women's Studies

Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases
Director, Pediatric Comphrensive Sickle Cell Program

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Associate Professor, Romance Languages and Literatures
Associate Professor, Comparative Literature

Director, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, History

Associate Professor, History
OB/GYN, Medical School

Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstrectics and Gynecology
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Bates Professor, Diseases of Women and Children
Professor, Women's Studies
Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development

Assistant Clinical Professor, Office of International Affairs
Assistant Clinical Professor, WHO Collaborating Center
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nurse-Midwifery Education Program

Project Manager, Medical School Office of Enabling Technologies
African Health OER- Enabling Technologies

Site Coordinator
Detroit Connections

Research Director, Global REACH
Research Invstigator, Medical Education

Associate Professor, Surgery
Director, Breast Care Center

Professor Emeritus of Zoology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Curator Emeritus of Birds, Museum of Zoology

Associate Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Associate Professor, Anthropology

Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Center for Occupational Health & Safety Engineering

Professor, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, History
Director, Museum Studies Program

Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Health Education
Associate Research Professor, Population Studies Center
Associate Director, International Institute
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on African Studies

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, General Medicine
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Director, Global REACH, Medical School Administration