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The Dodowa HDSS operates within the boundaries of the Dangme West District. The district is currently one of the ten districts in the Greater Accra Region located in the south-eastern of Ghana and lies between latitude 5˚ 45ˈ South and 6˚ 05ˈ North and longitude 0˚ 05ˈ East and 0˚ 20ˈ West. The district covers about 40.5% of the total land size within the Region. It is about 40.8 kilometers away from the national capital, Accra.
Background:
- A fairly rural coastal district
- Mostly scattered communities with small population less than 2000
- Communities with the largest populations are only 5-6,000 people
- The people are poor and deprived
- 4 administrative sub districts
- Dodowa, Prampram,Ningo, and Osudoku sub districts
- 2 sub districts mainly fishing and other 2 mainly farming communities
- Petty trading is the next major occupation in the districts
DEMOGRAPHICS – 1 |
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HDSS surveillance pop |
111,976 – end of 2010 |
Surveillance area |
1,528.9/sq km |
Population density |
73.2 |
Households |
22,767 in 377 communities |
Sex ratio |
87 males: 100 females |
Household size |
4.9 |
DEMOGRAPHICS – 2 |
Infants (under 1 yr) |
2.2% |
< 5 yrs |
12.6% |
Females 15 - 49 yrs |
26.6% |
Dependency ratio |
82.0% |
Female headed households |
39.1% |
Vision:
To be the centre of excellence that provides international leadership in quality research to address health challenges.
Mission:
To conduct health research and build capacity to influence policy which will impact on health internationally.
Core Values:
- Partnership
- Empowerment
- Excellence
- Accountability/Integrity
- Responsibility
- Teamwork
Objectives:
- To take part in identifying and carrying out priority research to help address policy, planning and implementation needs of the GHS.
- To build multi disciplinary capacity in the relevant disciplines within the research centre to provide technical support for research within the GHS.
- To disseminate results of research findings to key people, policy makers and anyone responsible for health care in a meaningful way.
- Have a functioning DSS and be part of the INDEPTH Network
Specific Objectives for the year
Conduct studies that will provide information to help
- Improve quality of Care
- Improve access and equity in access to health care
- Improve efficiency of health service delivery
- Foster partnerships in improving health
- Improve financing and equity of financing in the health sector
Figure 5: Population pyramid by percent of each sex, DHDSS, 2010
Challenges/Achievements
The DHDSS team through hard work and dedication has been able to make some headway.
- The team was able to clear all outstanding VPMs and now VPM is conducted immediately the event (death) is captured;
- Re-vamped the Community Key Informant system which is making a positive impact on the quality of data collected; and
- Has been able to put a team together who are working on pairing all internal immigrants which is a big challenge.
Projections
- The HDSS team hopes to maintain very high standard of data quality in order to provide comprehensive sampling frame for new projects.
- Clear all backlogs of linking migrations.
- Continue to be the bedrock for the Dodowa Health Research Centre.
Collaborators
- WHO/TDR
- Welcome Trust
- Gates Foundation
- Grameen Foundation
- Netherlands Government
- SIDA
- INDEPTH Network
- School of Public Health Ghana
- Regional Institute for Population studies
- DSS Sites in Ghana
- District health Management Team
- Ministry of Local Government
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