<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Akyem Abuakwa is one of the largest states of the Akan ethnic group in Ghana. Notwithstanding its size and important contribution to Ghana’s development, historians have paid little attention in doing academic research on the health history of the people. Using a qualitative method of research, this paper does a historical study on public health policies in Akyem Abuakwa from the 1850s to 1957. We utilised documentary and non-documentary sources to discuss the various public health policies implemented in Akyem Abuakwa from the pre-colonial era to the colonial era. We examined the impact of the policies on the people of Akyem Abuakwa and the various challenges faced by the British colonial administration in their quest to implement public health policies.</p></abstract>

Akyem Abuakwa is one of the largest states of the Akan ethnic group in Ghana. Notwithstanding its size and important contribution to Ghana’s development, historians have paid little attention in doing academic research on the health history of the people. Using a qualitative method of research, this paper does a historical study on public health policies in Akyem Abuakwa from the 1850s to 1957. We utilised documentary and non-documentary sources to discuss the various public health policies implemented in Akyem Abuakwa from the pre-colonial era to the colonial era. We examined the impact of the policies on the people of Akyem Abuakwa and the various challenges faced by the British colonial administration in their quest to implement public health policies.

Public Health Policies in the Akyem Abuakwa of Ghana (1850-1957)

Department of History and Political Studies

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ethnologia Actualis

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Akyem Abuakwa is one of the largest states of the Akan ethnic group in Ghana. Notwithstanding its size and important contribution to Ghana’s development,...

Public Health Policies in the Akyem Abuakwa of Ghana (1850-1957)

Published Online: Oct 05, 2021

Page range: 129 - 157

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2021-0014

Keywords
Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana, Gold Coast, history, Public Health

© 2021 Samuel Adu Gyamfi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Public Health Policies in the Akyem Abuakwa of Ghana (1850-1957)

Published Online: Oct 05, 2021

Page range: 129 - 157

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2021-0014

KeywordsAkyem Abuakwa, Ghana, Gold Coast, history, Public Health

© 2021 Samuel Adu Gyamfi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana, Gold Coast, history, Public Health