While Ghana's economy is predominantly agriculture-based, many continue to depend on small scale mining and smuggling of minerals for sale outside the country. Despite the adverse impact mining has on the environment, may have placed the economic benefits over and above health and environmental impact. To examine how host communities are surviving, Owoahene Acheampong with WADR partner station, Royals FM in Wenchi, has been speaking to a former Public Health Nurse at Jaman North District Paulina Duako-Adio on the health conditions mining towns may have to deal with. 

She first explains the impact mining has on the health of residents