ACCESSING THE IMPACT OF MINING ON THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA

January 9, 2019 | About Us | Reading time: 6 min

Funders: Ghana Health Service Kintampo Health Research Centre and Newmont Ghana Gold Limited.
Project start date:1st May 2020
Project end date:1st July 2020

The team looked at the impact of mining on the health of the community members of New Abirem, in the Eastern Region. Mining has been done in the area for more then 15 years. Before the company started their activities, a health impact assessment was carried out before the necessary permits were given. The current survey was to assess as a follow up to check if over the period, the life of the people has been affected negatively.

The main objective of the household survey was to find out what factors affected the life of people who lived in the mining area.