Since 1996, the Ghana Health Service supervises public healthcare by implementing health policies and improving accessibility. Introduced in 2003, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) eases the financial burdens that otherwise restrict residents' access to quality healthcare. It is largely ...
Health policyreproductive health serviceshealth service deliveryimplementation analysisGhanaGhana, like many countries, has taken up the call to integrate STI management with MCH/FP services. Since 1994 a range of policies has been developed on safe motherhood and family planning, as well as syndromic...
The main objectives for the adoption of cost-sharing policies have been to improve both quality and access to health services. Studies focusing on the experience of African countries with the implementation of user fees indicate varying findings on the impact of user fees on their health delivery ...
As of the time of this report, formal recommendations in this aspect for LMICs (with varying national-level policies) are pending from organizations like the WHO. In this report, we primarily aimed to share our treatment approaches and report outcomes of women diagnosed with cervical precancerous...
The media’s role in advocating for policies or initiatives aimed at mitigating foundation problems contributes to the overall well-being of communities by ensuring that homeowners have access to resources and support. On the flip side, negative or sensationalized news stories about foundation failures...
In terms of an assessment of the equity of health care financing in Ghana, this study highlights the regressivity of out-of-pocket payments. It was the recognition by government of the heavy burden of these payments and the barrier they create to health service access that prompted the introdu...
A document review was conducted of relevant MoH and Ghana Health Service (GHS) policy documents on maternal exemptions policies in Ghana. These were gained through requests to the key informants and from the archives of the researchers. A search was also done through Google Scholar for published...
This paper compares the impact of increasing integration on TB/HIV service delivery. METHODS: Three hospitals with different delivery models were identified and a survey of TB cases registered between June 2007 and December 2008 conducted. HIV screening, co-trimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT) and ...
cocoa sector, cocoa farmers must support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections. Dr. Bawumia has been an integral part of this administration, and he is well-positioned to continue the forward-looking policies that have already brought so much benefit to cocoa ...
Linking policies and budgets: implementing medium term expenditure frameworks in a PRSP context A common criticism of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) is that they represent a wish-list of policy measures which are poorly prioritised and too often de-linked from availability of financial res...