What to pack for Ghana

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: T-shirts rather than tank tops: the equatorial sun is fierce...Also I found T-shirts better than Indian kurtas, which are more suited to a dry climate (I may try them again in Mali if I get there next year).
Avoid shorts or short skirts as they are not worn by local people - go for light trousers and skirts.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Malaria pills (prophylaxis) are essential. In most cities it's easy to find malaria cures, and it may be worth buying a course of pills in case you get ill in an out-of-the-way place. Falciparum malaria can be fatal!
For the same reason, bring mosquito coils DEET-based or Autan repellent and a net, though a net may be hard to position in most hotel rooms. Also bring a thermometer: a temperature of over 38C is a possible sign of malaria, so go to the nearest hospital immediately.

Bring iodine, gauze and bandaid as even a small cut can easily be infected in a tropical climate.

Miscellaneous: I wish I'd brought a flashlight. There are no street lights in the cities, so a quiet streets can be difficult to navigate (especially as there's usually an open gutter on the side of the street).
A travel clothesline can be useful if you want to wash your clothes in budget hotels (and there's no laundry service).

Luggage and bags: Ghana is very hot so dress to the weather

Miscellaneous: Well let me be the first to welcome u to my motherland be forwarned ghanaians we are good but not all of us are so if u come get someone u know who lives or have been to ghana before to help u and be careful of the boys cus before relies you will have give all ur life saving to a boy so please be careful and dnt forget to eat fufu and palmnut soup you wil love it

Luggage and bags: I would say one carry on size backpack/rucksack. It will get you thru customs quick on both ends and they will fit on your lap or under a seat on a bus if you pack them right. I hate having to lug around suit cases..take only what you need and nothing you cannot afford to loose. I will throw in a zip lock bag for documents so they don't get wet and a plastic grocery bag for keeping your dirty laundry separate.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: It's hot here so a good pair of walking shoes (I prefer hiking boots) and some basic flip flops/slaps or whatever you want to call them for walking around the small coastal towns/beaches

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: You can get just about everything here so unless you are attached to a particular brand..try and take what will fit in a 1 quart bag. I like qtips so I can clean the water out of my ears after sa swim..others have their must haves... Don't forget your anti malarials and I now take probiotics with me as I have had the runs a few too many times and this stuff when taken daily seems to help.

Photo Equipment: I am all digital and like my Nikon Coolpix since it fits in my front pocket. Don't forget an clean SD card and your charger. If you use film you should be able to buy it here but I did not check

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: I brought one of those quick dry camping towels this time. It worked great and if it was still damp when we were ready to head out it would dry on the outside of my pack. They also make a decent pillow if you get stranded some where.

Miscellaneous: Bring a small torch..you never know when the power will go out...had to use mine to read one night.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: a long sleeved top and/or thin jumper because occasionally it does get less hot. closed toed shoes, fire ants aren't fun.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: mosquito repellent, sun screen, etc plenty of pain killers just in case as the ones you find over there aren't as good.

I found shampoo hard to find outside of cities.

unless you'll be completely in the middle of nowhere don't worry too much about water purifiers, everywhere i went there were people selling 500ml satchets of purified water, it tastes a bit funny but is perfectly fine to drink and at only 5 peshwas a time it's probably cheaper than tablets or purifiers. Saying that it might be an idea to take a small supply just incase, as you don't want to get stuck with the choice of dehydration or cholera roulette.

Photo Equipment: during the dry season there is a lot of dust, especially in the north so i wouldn't take a very expensive camera as the light is pretty bad and it'll just get damaged.

Miscellaneous: books, paper and pens, you'll do a lot of waiting for buses to fill before they leave so have something to entertain you.

Sleeping bag liner to sleep in helps to stop mosquito bites.

Luggage and bags: Very small bags to carry your items around with you. But do put hotel type shampoo and conditioner the local Rastas really appreciate it

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Summer clothes and light shoes but long tops and trousers for evening

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Any medical and toiletries you can think of I didn't see any local shops which would sell these at all

Photo Equipment: Everything you need

Miscellaneous: If you come to Ghana, as I did, thinking it will be easy to find books by Ghanaian and other African authors, think again. I only found a few in Legon University Bookstore (which is worth visiting) and in the Black Star bookshop in Cape Coast. So pack a couple of novels for the road. But if you're in Cape Coast, do drop in at the Black Star. It has a wildly eclectic collection in all subjects. I was able to suprise a friend of mine who loves Colette with an old leather-bound edition of Cheri!

Miscellaneous: In a lot of hotels/guesthouses in Ghana it is not normal to supply the guests with sheets in the rooms. And because the average Ghanaian room has mattrasses and pillows that don't look too clean and can be pretty smelly too, it is very wise to take a set with you.

A sheet for around the mattrass and the pillow should be enough; you won't need blankets to cover yourself in most (hot and sweaty) rooms.

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Miscellaneous: An essential thing to bring with you when you are planning to travel through Ghana, is the Bradt Guide on Ghana. There is no guide like this one about this country. Lonely Planet only has a guide about the whole of West Africa, with very limited information about Ghana.

The Bradt has all the necessary information about connections of transport, places to stay and places to visit. The only disadvantage is that prices have changed a lot since the last print, so be prepared to spend at least 20% more than the book indicates, especially on accommodations.