Upper West Region Ranked the poorest in Ghana

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Despite strides attained by government in halving poverty per the Millennium Development Goals, poverty levels in the country are still high especially in the three regions of the North.

Statistics from the Second Ghana Poverty Mapping report show that Upper West Region is the poorest followed by the Upper East, Northern and the Volta region.

The report indicates that these regions are faced with low educational levels, high unemployment and are below the poverty incidence of GH¢1,314.00 per annum.

These came to light at the launch of the Ghana Poverty Mapping Report in Accra.
Ghanaian by birth,currently pursuing Bachelor of medicine,Bachelor of surgery (MBBS).

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