Ankaful

Ankaful
Town
Country	Ghana
Region	Central Region

Ankaful is a town in the Central Region of Ghana. ^[1] It is under the jurisdiction of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly. The map shown on this page does not show the 'real'^{[ according to whom? ]} Ankaful. In Ghana there are two towns named Ankaful.^{[ clarification needed ]} The most popular one is under the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, where the institutions listed below are located; the other one can be found at Saltpond under the Mfanteman district Assembly.^{[ citation needed ]} The town is known for:

• The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital ^[2]
• The Ankaful Maximum Security Prison ^[3]
• The Ankaful Leprosy General Hospital ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}
• Ankaful Leprosy Camp^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Floods in Cape Coast: Fire Service rescues trapped pupils". Graphic Online. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
2. "Ankaful Psychiatric Nurses Undergo Training". www.allafrica.com. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
3. "Re: Tension mounts at Ankaful Prison". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
4. Online, Peace FM. "Ankaful Leprosy General Hospital Gets New Accident And Emergency Block". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
5. Hounsou, Jean-Baptiste (2020-01-29). "Lepers Aid commissions renovation of specialised wards at Ankaful hospital". Radio Angelus - 24 online Catholic radio station. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
6. "Ankaful Leprosarium marks World Leprosy Day". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
7. 3news.com (2017-02-27). "Ankaful Leprosy/General Hospital cries over unpaid NHIS claims, et al. | 3News". 3news.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
8. "Q&A: Meet Dr. Quao, Ghana's National Leprosy Programme Manager - Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy". zeroleprosy.org. 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

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