Neglected populations: safeguarding the health of street-involved children in Ghana.
Ensuring the health of street-involved children is a growing public health challenge. These children are vulnerable, neglected, and rarely a priority for basic service providers and governments. Sizable populations of street-involved children are present in major urban areas worldwide and current trends in urbanization suggest these populations will grow in the coming years. Although migration offers employment and training opportunities, the health and wellbeing of children is negatively impacted by their interactions with the streets. However, systemic barriers may also prevent these children from achieving an adequate health status. The situation of street-involved children in Ghana, West Africa will be discussed.
Division of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada. oseitwum@alumni.ubc.ca
Jo-Ann
JA
Osei-Twum
Kishor M
KM
Wasan
D002648:Child; D005869:Ghana; D006304:Health Status; D018453:Homeless Youth; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D014505:Urban Population