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Description

Upper East Region (pop 1,046,545) is located in the north-eastern corner of the country. The capital city is Bolgatanga, known commonly as 'Bolga'. It is bordered to the north by Burkina Faso, the east by the Republic of Togo, the west by Sissala in Upper West and the south by West Mamprusi in Northern Region. The land is relatively flat with a few hills to the East and southeast. The total land area is about 8,842 sq km, which translates into 2.7 per cent of the total land area of the country.

It is divided into 10 districts, although the centre of the population is clustered in Bolga. The region is 80% rural agrarian.

(Source: wikipedia)

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Title	Description	Location Type
Presbyterian Health Service - North	In downtown Bolgatanga, serving as a central office headquarters.	populated place
Sandema Agric Station	Outside of Bolgatanga in the Builsa District, Sandema PPHC, the Sandema Agric Station, and the Community Rehabilitation Centre, are clustered in one area.	Station
Zorko Clinic	In the community of Zorko, approx. 1 hour's drive from Bolgatanga.	Health Facility
Namolgo Presbyterian Clinic	The clinic serves the Namolgo community, approximate one hour's drive from Bolgatanga.	Health Facility
Presbyterian Primary Health Centre - Bolga	The PPHC in central Bolgatanga has clinic and eye health facilities.	populated place
Presbyterian Primary Health Care (PPHC) Bawku Location	The health clinic serving the Bawku area, adjacent to the Agricultural Station and Community Based Rehabilitation centre	Health Facility
Presby Agric Station (PAS) Garu	The Agric Station in Garu serves as a hub for offices, equipment, supplies, and a chicken coop. It is adjacent to the Primary Health Centre.	Station
Presby Health Clinic - Woriyanga location	Very close to the Togo border, the Woriyanga clinic serves patients from both countries.	Health Facility
Presby Health Clinic Widana location	The health clinic on the corner of Burkina Faso and Togo, serving patients from every background.	populated place
Kongo Health Center Location	Outside of Bolgatanga, the clinic serves the Kongo-Logore community.	Health Facility
Community Based Rehabilitation Garu Location		Community Center
Zebilla Town		populated place
Kassena Nankana		Village
Bawku West		populated place
Pafwah Village		populated place
Garu Junior High school		populated place
Garu Health Centre	Garu is the biggest clinic of all the others and is located for up north, close to the border with Burkina Faso.	Health Facility

Activities

Title	Description	Status	Date
Distribution and Training Ceremony	In the week of 16 September 2013 ACDEP organised a Distribution & Training Ceremony whereby the mobile phones and the ambulances were officially handed over to the facilities.	Implementation	09/16/2013
Stakeholders Meeting MHealth	From the 8th to 12th of JulyACDEP traveled to the 5 member organization of ACDEP who are part of the health program.	Implementation	08/06/2013

Implementing Partners

Title	Organisation Role	Region and District
Presbyterian Primary Health Centre (PPHC) Bolgatanga	Implementing	Upper East
Presbyterian Primary Health Care (PPHC) Bawku	Implementing	Upper East, Bawku Municipal
Presbyterian Agricultural Station (PAS) Sandema	Implementing	Upper East, Builsa
Presby Primary Health Care (PPHC) (Sandema)	Implementing	Upper East, Builsa
Presby Health Clinic Woriyanga	Implementing	Upper East, Bawku West
Presby Health Clinic Widana	Implementing	Upper East, Bawku Municipal
Presby Agric Station (PAS), Garu	Implementing	Upper East, Garu Tempane
Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office (NABOCADO)	Implementing	Upper East, Kassena Nankana
Garu Health Centre	Implementing	Upper East, Garu Tempane
Anglican Clinic, Yelwoko	Implementing	Upper East, Bawku West

Description

The Northern Region (pop 2,479,461) which occupies an area of about 70,383 square kilometres, is the largest region in Ghana in terms of land area. It shares boundaries with the Upper East and the Upper West Regions to the north, the Brong Ahafo and the Volta Regions to the south, and two neighbouring countries, the Republic of Togo to the east, and La Cote d’ Ivoire to the west.

The region has 20 districts and the capital city is Tamale. Northern Region is home to Mole National park, a popular tourist attraction. More than 75% of the economic activity is agricultural. The official language is English, but local languages such as Dagbani and Mampruli are pervasive.

The land is mostly low lying except in the north-eastern corner with the Gambaga escarpment and along the western corridor. The region is drained by the Black and white Volta and their tributaries, Rivers Nasia, Daka, etc.

The predominant vegetation is grassland and savanna, dotted with baobab trees. The climate of the region is relatively dry, with a single rainy season that begins in May and ends in October. The amount of rainfall recorded annually varies between 750 mm and 1050 mm. The dry season starts in November and ends in March/April with maximum temperatures occurring towards the end of the dry season.

(Source: wikipedia)

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Title	Description	Location Type
Zasilari Ecological Farming Project Location	ZEFP headquarters is based near Walewale, while their projects are implemented in the surrounding region.	Station
AGREDS Tamale	The AGREDS building is located in the heart of Tamale Metro.	Station
Presby Agric Station (PAS) Langbinsi Location	Located in Langbinsi, a short drive from Walewale, and adjacent to the Presby Health Clinic.	Station
agreds tamale		populated place
presbyterian church of ghana farmers training programme mile 7	Based in the Agric area of Tamale, off Bolga Road.	populated place
Northern Presbytery Development Office Location		populated place
West Mamprusi		populated place
Yendi	In and around the city Yendi activities of ACDEP take place.	populated place
Naasheriga Junior High School	.	Junior High school
Samni Junior High school	Kids at Samni school play football, wash their clothes on Saturday and go to church on Sunday. This is probably very representative for the whole country.	Junior High school
Baptist Medical Center Nalerigu	The medical center is located at the far end of the village Nalerigu. The facility is built according to the traditional method of building a compound where different families live together.	Health Facility
Langbensi Clinic	The clinic in Langbensi is a very decent clinic and supported by Dutch donor money.	Health Facility
Zangum Junior High School	This Junior Highschool is located in the village of Zangum.	Junior High school
Zangum Village	The village Zangum has 2271 residents and is located on a 20 minutes drive from Walewale	Village
Catholic Family Reproductive Health Program (CFRHP)	The location of CFRHP is in Walewale.	populated place
Presbyterian Primary Health Care (PPHC)	Coming from Tamale, one drives through Salaga, the capital of East Gonja, to reach PPHC. The facility is located not far from the main road and 10 minutes by car from the town center.	populated place
Kuwani Clinic	The clinic of Kuwani is closer to Salaga but the direct environment seems less populated. All activities of the clinic take place in the one and only building.	populated place
Loloto Clinic	The location of the clinic of Loloto is not far from the main road and is bordered by a small community at one hand and on the other hand by a secondary school.	populated place

Activities

Title	Description	Status	Date
Distribution and Training Ceremony	In the week of 16 September 2013 ACDEP organised a Distribution & Training Ceremony whereby the mobile phones and the ambulances were officially handed over to the facilities.	Implementation	09/16/2013
Stakeholders Meeting MHealth	From the 8th to 12th of JulyACDEP traveled to the 5 member organization of ACDEP who are part of the health program.	Implementation	08/06/2013

Implementing Partners

Title	Organisation Role	Region and District
Zasilari Ecological Farms Project	Implementing	Northern, Tolon Kumbugu
Presbyterian Agricultural Station - Langbensi	Implementing	Northern, East Mamprusi
Northern Presbytery Development Office - Tamale	Implementing	Northern, Tamale Metropolitan
Evangelical Presbyterian Development and Relief Agency (EPDRA)	Implementing	Northern
Baptist Medical Centre (BMC)	Implementing	Northern, East Mamprusi
Assemblies of God Relief and Services (AGREDS)	Implementing	Northern, Tamale Metropolitan