Ankaful Explained

Official Name:	Ankaful
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Ghana
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Ghana
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Central Region
Unit Pref:	Imperial

Ankaful is a town in the Central Region of Ghana.^[1] It is under the jurisdiction of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly. The town is known for three things:

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

References

5.2°N -3°W

Notes and References

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