West Africa has high demands for clean water, and WaterHealth is focusing on Ghana as its gateway to serving West African markets.

Ghana is the second most populous country in West Africa, with a population of roughly 22 million. There is currently a vast backlog in the provision of potable water in both urban and rural areas in Ghana.

It is believed that 70 percent of all illnesses in Ghana are related to waterborne contaminants. Ghana is second only to Sudan in reported cases of Guinea Worm, a debilitating infestation of waterborne parasites. The number of school days lost to diarrhea by five to 14 year olds in Ghana is 3.4 million.

WaterHealth's entry in Ghana began with the launch of a pilot project in Afuaman that was commissioned in December, 2007. WaterHealth has since developed five new projects, through funding by the U.S. NGO, Safe Water Network. Four villages, Amasaman, Pokuase, Oduman, and Obeyieye are located in Ga West and the fifth, Tongor-Dzemeni, is in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region.

WaterHealth provides water that is affordable, superior in quality and has significant health, financial, economic and environmental benefits. Sustainability is a strong identity to this facility. WaterHealth Ghana jointly manages and maintains the facilities with the various community representatives. World Vision Ghana, WaterHealth's partner in Ga West, conducts education programs on health and hygiene, and works with local water committees to identify and train operators for the installations. Agbedidi Community Based Organisation, WaterHealth’s NGO partner in South Dayi, manages these activities in South Dayi.

The treated water from the facilities conforms to WHO and Ghana Standard Board requirements for drinking water. WaterHealth Ghana plans to replicate this state-of-the-art system across the rest of the country while collaborating with all stakeholders in the water sector to help meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.