The region was created out of the Northern Region. Simeon-Osei Mensah is the current regional minister of the Ashanti region, 55 years of age, married and he holds a master degree in Economic, finance, and banking. It spreads from the Ivory Coast border in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi. The Current regional minister for the Central Region is Kwamena Duncan. This region is bothered to the East by the lake Volta, to the North by the Ashanti region, to the south by the Central region. A majority of residents in the Savanna Region identify as Muslim. BTS To Celebrate New Year With First Show Since Coronavirus Shut-down, Ethnic minorities disproportionately hit by coronavirus: Lancet | News, Stimulus boost: India gives more help to firms hit by coronavirus | India News, BBNaija’s Nina Ivy Finally Reveals Face Of Her Son; Pens Letter To Him, Coronavirus: We raised alarm, but nobody listened – NCDC DG, Rawlings’ death: Mahama suspends Ashanti regional campaign tour, Your email address will not be published. Dr Tenkorang noted that […] It is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. Kwamena Duncan has been the Central regional secretary of the New Patriotic party and a member of the Party national council since 2005. Coronavirus: Mompha Jets Out With Customised Face Mask, Compliance with face mask directive drops in Accra Central, Ashanti region has not lost coronavirus fight – Minister, Face shield is not a substitute to face mask – GHS –. Apart from all these, they have lots of secondary schools in the region. Share the StoryAshanti Regional Health Director, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang says only 12% of the population in the region wear face mask. Afigya-Kwabre District, KODIE . It is occupying a total land surface of 24,389km2 which is 10.2% of the total land area of Ghana, making it the most populated region with a population of 4,780,380 according to the 2011 census. The Ashanti regional Health Director, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, has said only 12 per cent of the population of Ashanti region wear face mask. He served as a member of Parliament for Tema East between the period of 1996 to 2008, during that period he was appointed as minister of state for fisheries from 2001 to 2003 by former president John Agyekum Kufuor. He did lots of works while he was health minister, he implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme, introduced the national postgraduate training program for doctors, introduced National ambulance system in 2004, introduced the Ghana college of physicians and surgeons for postgraduate training of doctors. The Bono East region was carved out of the existing Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Your email address will not be published. The Ashanti have a vast population, estimated to be 11 million people making up around 48 percent of the population of Ghana. He attributed the increasing number of cases to the non-adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. Kwaku Afriyie is 53 years of age, he studied medicine/surgery from the University of Ghana Medical School, a Master of Public health from Tulane University New Orleans and is a member of the Ghana college of physicians and surgeons. Most people in Ghana are citizens of Ashanti territories or Ashantiland: 4.7 million in Ashanti, 2.3 million in Brong-Ahafo, 2.2 million living in Central, 2.6 million in Eastern, 2.3 million living in Western, and 4 million in Greater Accra. The main spoken languages in the Eastern region are Akan, Ewe, Krobo, and English. The Greater Accra might be the smallest by land size, but it is the largest by population. The current regional minister of the Upper West region is Sulemana Alhassan, 62 years of age and he is trained as a professional teacher at the Bagabaga teacher training college in Tamale, he was a mathematics tutor for 33 years before assuming the role of director and he is married with four children.