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Agyapong, V., E. McAuliffe, and C. Farren. "Improving Ghana's Mental Health Care Through Task Shifting – Psychiatrists and Health Policy Directors Views." European Psychiatry 33, S1 (2016): S488. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1790.

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BackgroundCurrently, Ghana has only twelfth psychiatrists in active service providing for the mental health needs of a population of nearly 25 million people. Ghana has therefore adopted a system of task-shifting to address the critical shortage of psychiatrists.AimTo examine the perception of psychiatrists and health policy directors about the government's policy to expand metal health care delivery in Ghana through a system of task-shifting from psychiatrists to community mental health workers (CMHWs).MethodsA self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was developed and administered to

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Akpeke, Hope, Gideon Dzando, Augustine Kumah, et al. "Health Policy and the Fight Against COVID-19: A Narrative Review of Ghana’s Response." Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly 7, no. 3 (2022): 101–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/hdq.7.3.443.1.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect healthcare systems worldwide. Developed and underdeveloped countries continue to strive toward sustainable health policies that will help contain the spread and, at the same time, manage the patients. Global policy initiatives since the confirmation of the outbreak are guided by the recommendations from the World Health Organization. Countries, states, and territories develop domestic policies based on their capacities and resources. This study aims to provide insight into Ghana’s health policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. M

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Sayi Abdul Hamid, Issaka. "Comparing How Ghana and Canada Succeeded in the adoption of the National Health Insurance (NHI): A Multiple Streams Approach." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 6, no. 2 (2016): 150. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v6i2.9529.

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This paper examines the development of National Health Insurance (NHI) policy in Ghana and Canada using the multiple streams framework (MSF) as the theoretical lens. It undertakes a diachronic case study by comparing how Ghana and Canada eventually adopted national health insurance as a health care policy reform. The two countries introduced universal health care policy reforms, which, in the case of Ghana, necessitated the advent of the NHI policy in 2003. Though the two countries have different institutional settings, they both succeeded in their health care reforms. The study contends that

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Fosu, Prince, and Martinson Ankrah Twumasi. "The effect of government expenditure and free maternal health care policy (FMHC) on household consumption in Ghana." Journal of Economics and Development 23, no. 2 (2021): 184–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jed-07-2020-0088.

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PurposeIn Covid-19 pandemic era when most households' members have lost their jobs and incomes, the government assistance and programs in ensuring household consumption smoothing is very significant. The main objectives of this study are to analyze the impact of government expenditure and free maternal healthcare (FMHC) policy on household consumption expenditure in Ghana in both long run and short run.Design/methodology/approachThey used the ARDL to estimate the impact of government expenditure on household consumption and Segmented Linear Regression to examine impact of FMHC policy household

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Laar, Amos, James M. Amoah, Labram M. Massawudu, et al. "Making food-related health taxes palatable in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Ghana." BMJ Global Health 8, Suppl 8 (2023): e012154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012154.

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Amidst high burden of infectious diseases, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are predicted to become the leading cause of death in Ghana by 2030. NCDs are driven, to a large extent, by unhealthy food environments. Concerned, the Ghana Ministry of Health (MOH) has since 2012 sought to garner the support of all to address this challenge. We aimed to support the MOH to address the challenge through public health policy measures, but would soon be reminded that longstanding challenges to policy development such as data poverty, and policy inertia neede

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Asare, J. B. "Mental health profile of Ghana." International Psychiatry 7, no. 3 (2010): 67–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600005889.

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Ghana is a West African state that attained independence from Great Britain in 1957 and became a republican state in 1960. Its population is about 22 million (2004 estimate), distributed in ten regions. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 650000 of the population are suffering from severe mental disorder and 2166000 are suffering from moderate to mild mental disorder (see www.who.int/mental_health/policy/country/ghana/en).

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Issaka-Tinorgah, A. "Government policy and infant health: options for Ghana." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 83, no. 1 (1989): 27–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(89)90693-7.

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Awojobi, Oladayo Nathaniel, and Oluwatoyin Adenike Adeniji. "Policy transfer and health policymaking process: The case of social health insurance in Ghana." Health Economics and Management Review 4, no. 2 (2023): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/hem.2023.2-01.

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Since the introduction of the user fee system of healthcare financing in 1969 and its subsequent modifications, the burden of healthcare expenditure on residents of Ghana created health inequality. This system encouraged the poor and vulnerable to have limited access to essential drugs and services. Policy entrepreneurs contributed to raising awareness about the poor and vulnerable people in Ghana not having access to health due to the user fee system as a public policy problem. This awareness began to spread among political leaders, the masses, and professional groups, warranting the attentio

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Abiiro, Gilbert Abotisem. "Regaining policy attention for a health insurance capitation payment reform in Ghana: A prospective policy analysis." PLOS Global Public Health 4, no. 5 (2024): e0003265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003265.

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Capitation as a provider payment mechanism gained policy attention by the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2012 and was piloted in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. Recent studies revealed that the policy was suspended in 2017 due to inappropriate policy framing, actor contestations, unclear policy design characteristics, and an unfavorable political context. However, the NHIS still has interest in capitation as a provider payment option. Using the modified political process model, a prospective policy analysis was conducted to explore how to: i) appropriately reframe policy debates;

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Antwi-Boasiako, Joseph, Charles Othniel A. Abbey, Patrick Ogbey, and Rita Amponsah Ofori. "Policy Responses to fight COVID-19; the case of Ghana." Revista de Administração Pública 55, no. 1 (2021): 122–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220200507.

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Abstract This paper focuses on the policy responses of Ghana’s government with a focus on three areas: health, economic, and social. Ghana had made several policy interventions in these three areas. The study highlighted the adoption of the 3T-approach in health, CAP-20 in economics, and free water and subsidized electricity for citizens as social interventions. The study concludes that the measures undertaken by the Government of Ghana have yielded significant results even though some challenges with delivery mechanisms are identified. The available statistics as of October 25, 2020 on the CO

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Owusu, Mark Fordjour, Arindam Basu, and Pauline Barnett. "Hypertension and diabetes management: a policy perspective from Ghana." Journal of Health Organization and Management 33, no. 1 (2019): 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-03-2018-0076.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess policy and management of hypertension and diabetes in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted 26 key informant interviews with policy makers, payers, providers and participants from advocacy groups associated with the management of hypertension and diabetes both at national and district levels in Ghana; conducted focus group discussions with a total of 18 hypertensive and diabetic patients; and analyzed documentation detailing activities that have been undertaken in response to the management of hypertension and diabetes in Ghana.

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Alhassan, Jacob Albin Korem, and Michele Castelli. "Politics as an Explanation to the Health Divide in Different Settings: A Comparative Study of England and Ghana." International Journal of Health Services 50, no. 1 (2019): 110–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020731419876786.

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Informed by the theoretical perspective of the political economy of health and in the context of the recommendations of World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health, this article examines the political explanations of geographical health inequities in 2 extremely different settings: Ghana and England. Based on the “north-south health divide” in the 2 countries, the article finds that, while the drivers of health inequities in both countries are policy driven, historically situated contextual factors (colonialism in the case of Ghana and deindustrialization in the cas

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Samuel, Adu-Gyamfi. "Mental Health Service in Ghana: A Review of the Case." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 6, no. 4 (2017): 299~313. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v6i4.8474.

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Mental health care in Ghana has been fraught with several challenges leading to stagnant growth in mental health service delivery and in some cases a severe depreciation in the nature of care. The Government of Ghana pays little or no attention to mental health care in the country, a situation that has led to poor service delivery in the three major psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. The implementation of the Ghana Mental Act of 2012 has also been faced with major challenges with no significant progress being made. This study therefore sought to review and document the development of mental healt

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Galaurchi, Anne, Samuel Chatio, Paula Beeri, et al. "Stakeholder Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators on the Implementation of the 1000 Days Plus Nutrition Policy Activities in Ghana." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10 (2021): 5317. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105317.

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Optimizing nutrition in the preconception and 1000 days periods have long-term benefits such as higher economic productivity, reduced risk of related non-communicable diseases and increased health and well-being. Despite Ghana’s recent progress in reducing malnutrition, the situation is far from optimal. This qualitative study analyzed the maternal and child health nutrition policy framework in Ghana to identify the current barriers and facilitators to the implementation of nutrition policies and programs relating to the first 1000 days plus. Data analyzed included in-depth interviews and focu

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Gbagbo, Fred, and Emmanuel Morhe. "Increasing access to intrauterine contraceptive device uptake in Ghana: stakeholders views on task sharing service delivery with community health nurses." Ghana Medical Journal 54, no. 2 (2020): 114–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i2.10.

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Introduction: Evidence supporting successful task sharing to increase Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUD) uptake exist in some developing countries that have challenges with availability of trained health professionals. Although Community Health Nurses (CHNs) in Ghana are trained to provide primary health care including emergency deliveries in rural communities, they are not professionally mandated to provide IUD services.Objectives: To explore stakeholders’ views on task sharing IUD services with CHNs in Ghana.Methods: This qualitative case study was conducted in Accra, Ghana between June

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Gyamfi, Nana Kwame, Richard Dayie, and Eric Kofi Asiedu. "Challenges to Scaling up Mhealth in Ghana. A Framework for Assessing the Health System." Webology 19, no. 1 (2022): 458–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.14704/web/v19i1/web19033.

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The promise for improving healthcare services has been confirmed by mobile device technology, but the decision-making process to acquire and use mHealth technologies on a scale is not directed. We apply a methodology to assess the potential and difficulties of efficient deployment of the mHealth at a scale in healthcare systems using the instance of Community Base Health Services (CBS) in Ghana. The advantage and difficulties of mHealth in community-based services in Ghana were examined in comprehensive research via a blend of key informant interviews, document reviews, and local project visit

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Kwankye, S. O. "Growing Old in Ghana: Health and Economic Implications." Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana 2, no. 2 (2022): 88–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.60014/pmjg.v2i2.42.

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The topic: “Growing Old in Ghana: Health and Economic Implications” is very relevant and timely in our present circumstances as ageing populations are becoming a common feature of many countries all over the world, both developed and developing, includingGhana. This growing phenomenon which is projected to occur rapidly in developing countries1 is, however, not without challenges. Yet, ageing is not very visible in many policy dialogues and budgetary allocations especially in developing countries. Therefore, a discussion on the implications of the Ghanaian population that is steadily growing o

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Amofah, George K. "Ghana: Selective versus Comprehensive Primary Health Care." Tropical Doctor 24, no. 2 (1994): 76–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004947559402400212.

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The furore which surrounded the debate over selective versus comprehensive primary health care (PHC) world wide appears to have died down. After 10 years of PHC implementation in Ghana, however, it is imperative that we revisit the issue in the Ghanaian context. This is because the choice either way has implications for programme planning, implementation, financing and the achievement of stated health policy goals in Ghana. Here I shall attempt to analyse the issues involved in Selective and Comprehensive PHC, outline the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy and suggest a compromise s

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Addo, Rebecca, Stephen Goodall, Jane Hall, and Marion Haas. "Assessing the capacity of Ghana to introduce health technology assessment: a systematic review of economic evaluations conducted in Ghana." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 36, no. 5 (2020): 500–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462320000689.

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ObjectivesGhana is in the process of formally introducing health technology assessment (HTA) for health decision making. Similar to other low- and middle-income countries, evidence suggests that the lack of data and human capacity is a major barrier to the conduct and use of HTA. This study assessed the current human and data capacity available in Ghana to undertake HTA.MethodsAs economic evaluation (EE) forms an integral part of HTA, a systematic review of EE studies undertaken in Ghana was conducted to identify the quality and number of studies available, methods and source of data used, and

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Larbi, Sarah Gyamfua. "The contribution of the National Nutrition Policy in addressing Ghana's social determinants of health and nutrition inequalities." World Nutrition 15, no. 1 (2024): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.26596/wn.202415163-70.

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One of the major challenges for developing countries is growing economic prosperous while eradicating poverty and lowering social and health inequalities. The National Nutrition Policy of Ghana (NNP) was launched in July 2016 to ensure optimal nutrition for people living in Ghana, promote child survival, and enhance capacity for economic growth and development. A review of the policy was conducted in 2018 where the effectiveness of the policy in meeting its objectives was ranked as poor, impacting negatively on the social determinants of health. This article analyzes the NNP by using the Kingd

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Amaechina, Ebele, Anthony Amoah, Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah, et al. "Policy Note: Policy Responses to Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation Services During COVID-19: Snapshots from the Environment for Development (EfD) Network." Water Economics and Policy 06, no. 04 (2020): 2071002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2382624x20710022.

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This policy note provides a snapshot of water and sanitation measures implemented by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 countries in the Global South: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Panama, South Africa, Uganda and Vietnam. We find that many countries have taken action to stop utility disconnections due to non-payment. With the exception of Ghana and Vietnam, few countries are instituting new water subsidy programs, and are instead choosing to defer customers’ bills for future payment, presumably when the pan

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Anaba, Emmanuel Anongeba, and Aaron Asibi Abuosi. "Assessing health care quality in adolescent clinics, implications for quality improvement." International Journal of Health Governance 23, no. 4 (2018): 269–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhg-03-2018-0012.

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Purpose Adolescents are more exposed to risky health behaviors. However, many adolescents do not seek health care due to the poor quality of care. The purpose of this paper is to assess health care quality in adolescent clinics in Tema, a suburb of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional survey design was adopted to collect data from 365 adolescent respondents. Data were analyzed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science (version 20) using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. Findings The results demonstrate that adolescents perceived quality of care i

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Kojo Sakyi, Emmanuel. "Implementing decentralised management in Ghana." Leadership in Health Services 21, no. 4 (2008): 307–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17511870810910100.

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Boadi, Caleb, Emmanuel Osei Bonsu, Sylvester Reuben Okeke, Elijah Frimpong Boadu, and Isaac Yeboah Addo. "Interplay of sociodemographic factors and antenatal care attendance with free maternal care policy: a case study of Ghana." BMJ Public Health 1, no. 1 (2023): e000284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000284.

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IntroductionThe Free Maternal Care Policy (FMCP) was introduced in Ghana around 2008 as part of the government’s efforts to improve maternal and child health outcomes in the country. The policy was aimed at increasing access to antenatal care (ANC) services and reducing financial barriers to antenatal healthcare utilisation. Despite the expected success of the FMCP, there is limited evidence regarding its impact on the frequency of ANC visits across different sociodemographic groups of women in Ghana. This study examined associations between sociodemographic and health-related factors and the

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Kipo-Sunyehzi, Daniel Dramani. "Quality healthcare services under National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: perspectives from health policy implementers and beneficiaries." Public Administration and Policy 24, no. 3 (2021): 320–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pap-08-2021-0047.

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PurposeThis paper aims to examine the factors that affect the quality of healthcare services in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at the local level in Ghana from the perspectives of health policy implementers and beneficiaries in public-private organisations.Design/methodology/approachThis paper has adopted a mixed research method with both qualitative and quantitative data, with in-depth interviews, document analysis and focus groups discussions. A total of 107 participants took part in the interviews and the questionnaire survey.FindingsThe study found that t

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Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Stephen Apanga, Ayaga A. Bawah, James F. Phillips, and Patrick S. Kachur. "Using Health Systems and Policy Research to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Ghana." Global Health: Science and Practice 10, Supplement 1 (2022): e2100763. http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/ghsp-d-21-00763.

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Owusu, Richmond, Lieke Fleur Heupink, Godwin Gulbi, Brian Asare, Justice Nonvignon, and Lumbwe Chola. "OP51 Improving Childhood Cancer Management And Financing In Ghana: Results From Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 38, S1 (2022): S20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462322001052.

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IntroductionCoverage of childhood cancer treatment under the Ghanaian National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been a policy discussion recently. To improve priority setting, Ghana introduced and used health technology assessment (HTA) processes to guide the resource allocation. To understand the role of stakeholders throughout the HTA lifecycle and for this decision, a stakeholder mapping and engagement was undertaken. We share our results of this mapping and analysis for improving management and financing of childhood cancers in Ghana.MethodsWe used two main approaches; first, we undertoo

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STEINER, MARKUS J., ELIZABETH RAYMOND, JOHN D. ATTAFUAH, and MELISSA HAYS. "PROVIDER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION IN GHANA." Journal of Biosocial Science 32, no. 1 (2000): 99–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000000997.

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In 1996, the Ministry of Health in Ghana included emergency contraception (EC) in its newly issued National Reproductive Health Service Policy and Standards. A short survey was conducted in the summer of 1997 to evaluate health providers' knowledge of EC. Of the 325 providers interviewed, about one-third (34%) had heard of EC. No provider had sufficient knowledge to prescribe EC correctly. A well-coordinated training programme for providers will have to precede successful introduction of EC in Ghana. Moreover, a dedicated product may be critical for the successful introduction of EC in a count

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Gyamfi, Yaw A. "Medical seminar in Ghana." American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 47, no. 7 (1990): 1529–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/47.7.1529a.

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Baffoe-Bonnie, Terrylyna, Samuel Kojo Ntow, Kwasi Awuah-Werekoh, and Augustine Adomah-Afari. "Access to a quality healthcare among prisoners – perspectives of health providers of a prison infirmary, Ghana." International Journal of Prisoner Health 15, no. 4 (2019): 349–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijph-02-2019-0014.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of health system factors on access to a quality healthcare among prisoners in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered using different qualitative methods (interviews and participant observation) with staff of the James Camp Prison, Accra. Findings were analyzed using a framework method for the thematic analysis of the semi-structured interview data; and interpreted with the theoretical perspective of health systems thinking and innovation. Findings The study concludes that health system factors such as inadequate fundi

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F. Ofori, Michael, Kwadwo A. Kusi, Charles Quaye, Dziedzom K. de Souza, and Dorothy Yeboah-Manu. "Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana." Ghana Medical Journal 58, no. 2 (2024): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v58i2s.1.

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The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) is a semi-autonomous institute of the University of Ghana.1 It was established in 1979 by the Government of Japan and donated to the Government and the people of Ghana in memory of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, the famous Japanese scientist who succumbed to yellow fever, a disease he was researching in Ghana in 1928. The NMIMR is the premier biomedical research institution in the country and a biomedical research centre of excellence in Africa. Its mandate is to conduct research into diseases of public health importance, train postgraduate stud

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Bonsu, Frank, Felix Afutu, Nii Nortey Hanson-Nortey, Mary-Anne Ahiabu, and Joshua Amo-Adjei. "Satisfaction of tuberculosis patients with health services in Ghana." International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 30, no. 6 (2017): 545–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2016-0146.

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Purpose Within human services, client satisfaction is highly prioritised and considered a mark of responsiveness in service delivery. A large body of research has examined the concept of satisfaction from the perspective of service users. However, not much is known about how service providers construct client satisfaction. The purpose of this paper is to throw light on healthcare professionals’ perspectives on patient satisfaction, using tuberculosis (TB) clinics as a case study. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with 35 TB clinic supervisors purposively sampled fr

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Huff-Rousselle, M., and Joseph Akuamoah-Boateng. "The first private sector health insurance company in Ghana." International Journal of Health Planning and Management 13, no. 2 (1998): 165–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1751(199804/06)13:2<165::aid-hpm505>3.0.co;2-x.

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Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, James F. Phillips, Mathias Aboba, et al. "Supporting the utilization of community-based primary health care implementation research in Ghana." Health Policy and Planning 37, no. 3 (2022): 420–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab156.

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Abstract Ever since the 1990s, implementation research in Ghana has guided the development of policies and practices that are essential to establishing community-based primary health care. In response to evidence emerging from this research, the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) policy was promulgated in 1999 to scale-up results. However, during the first decade of CHPS operation, national monitoring showed that its pace of coverage expansion was unacceptably slow. In 2010, the Ghana Health Service launched a 5-year plausibility trial of CHPS reform for testing ways to accele

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Abor, Patience Aseweh, and Joshua Yindenaba Abor. "Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Financing System in Ghana." Journal of Health Management 22, no. 4 (2020): 559–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972063420983096.

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This article examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health financing system in Ghana. The COVID-19 pandemic presents two different crises—a health crisis and an economic crisis, and these have implications for the health financing system in Ghana. The pandemic is likely to have adverse effects on the various sources of healthcare financing, including government support, donor support, national health insurance scheme (NHIS) and out-of-pocket payments, which will impact the general delivery of healthcare in the country. Government support to the health sector in general is likely t

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Elikplim Pomevor, Kokui, and Augustine Adomah-Afari. "Health providers’ perception of quality of care for neonates in health facilities in a municipality in Southern Ghana." International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 29, no. 8 (2016): 907–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-04-2016-0055.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess available human resources for neonatal care and their skills, in order to explore health providers’ perceptions of quality of neonatal care in health facilities in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered using qualitative interviews with health providers working in the maternity and paediatric wards and midwives; direct observation; and documentary review at a regional hospital, a municipal hospital and four health centres in a municipality in a region in Southern Ghana. Data were analysed using thematic framework through the process

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Owusu, Mark Fordjour, Joseph Adu, Benjamin Ansah Dortey, Sebastian Gyamfi, and Ebenezer Martin-Yeboah. "Exploring health promotion efforts for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana." PLOS Global Public Health 3, no. 9 (2023): e0002408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002408.

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a growing public health challenge in Ghana. Health promotion can provide useful avenues to reduce the incidence of NCDs in the country. We used the Ottawa Framework to assess health promotion efforts for the prevention and control of NCDs in Ghana. Data were collected using key informant interviews and documentary sources. A content analysis approach was adopted for data analysis using Nvivo 11 Software. We found a strong policy framework for NCD prevention in Ghana with the ratification of several international protocols and resolutions and the development

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Acquah, Akwesi, and Danielle Nel-Sanders. "The political context of national digital health policy formulation: Insights from Ghana." Asian Development Policy Review 13, no. 1 (2025): 127–40. https://doi.org/10.55493/5008.v13i1.5360.

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Globally, governments are formulating national digital health policies to guide the implementation and regulation of digital technology in their health sectors. Although sufficient evidence focusing on the technical context of formulating national digital health policies exists, research focusing on the political context of national digital health policies and the role of political actors during the development of national digital health policies is limited. This study sought to bridge this gap by investigating the political context of Ghana’s formulation of national digital health policy and

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Tawiah, E. O. "Infant and Child Health: Evidence From Four Sub-Saharan African Countries." IBADAN JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 3, no. 2 (2005): 29–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.36108/ijss/5002.30.0230.

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This paper examines infant and child health inequalities in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania using data from three Demographic and health surveys (DHS) conducted in Ghana (1998), Nigeria (1999), and Kenya (1998), and the 1999 Tanzania Reproductive and Child Health Survey. Childhood vaccination coverage varies across countries. In Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania more than 60% of children aged between 12 and 23 months have been fully vaccinated. Immunization rates are particularly low in Nigeria (16.8% fully vaccinated). Girls are slightly less likely to be immunized than boys except in Nigeria. B

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Read, Ursula, and Lily Kpobi. "Pluralistic Approaches to Mental Health Care in Ghana." Current History 124, no. 862 (2025): 187–93. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2025.124.862.187.

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In many African countries, traditional and faith healers are popular options for treating mental health problems. But there are serious concerns about healers engaging in potential human rights abuses. Collaboration between medical professionals and healers has long been proposed to address gaps in mental health services and promote culturally valued care while preventing such abuses. Ghana has pioneered this approach through policy innovations to promote collaboration, but the use of harmful methods like chaining continues. Challenges to collaboration include variation in healing practices, r

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Akuoko, Ebenezer, and Marina V. Alenitckaia. "Prevalence in Ghanaian health workers." Hygiene and sanitation 102, no. 6 (2023): 567–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.47470/0016-9900-2023-102-6-567-572.

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Introduction. Medical institutions in Ghana are in most cases located in adapted buildings that have an unsatisfactory sanitary and technical condition. The government and the administration of institutions fail to pay due attention to the health and safety of medical worker. There is a high level of their morbidity, rehabilitation, preventive measures nor been developed neither implemented. This formed the basis for our study. Materials and methods. The collection of information using a specially designed questionnaire was carried out in online mode. The objects of the study were medica

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Hogerzeil, Hans V. "Use of Essential Drugs in Rural Ghana." International Journal of Health Services 16, no. 3 (1986): 425–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/llhv-y1fv-bkjg-4xtl.

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In this article, a drug utilization study in 15 district hospitals and 2 health centers in Ghana is described. Use of 94 essential drugs was measured over 2.5 million treatment episodes during 1981–1982. It was found that much less is spent on drugs in health centers than in hospitals, expressed in cost per 10,000 treatment episodes. In hospitals with Ghanaian doctors, about twice as much is spent on drugs as in hospitals with expatriate doctors. Particular therapeutic groups and drugs for which larger quantities are used are also analyzed. Possible reasons for and consequences of these differ

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Baatiema, Leonard, Anthony Mwinkaara Sumah, Prosper Naazumah Tang, and John Kuumuori Ganle. "Community health workers in Ghana: the need for greater policy attention." BMJ Global Health 1, no. 4 (2016): e000141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000141.

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CASSELS, ANDREW, and KATJA JANOVSKY. "A time of change: health policy, planning and organization in Ghana." Health Policy and Planning 7, no. 2 (1992): 144–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/7.2.144.

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Konkor, Irenius, and Vincent Z. Kuuire. "Epidemiologic transition and the double burden of disease in Ghana: What do we know at the neighborhood level?" PLOS ONE 18, no. 2 (2023): e0281639. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281639.

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Many developing countries including Ghana are currently experiencing dual disease burdens emerging from an unprecedented risk overlap that drive their epidemiological transitions. Yet, siloed and disintegrated approaches continue to take precedence in health research and policy programs that drive competition for limited resources to address competing health problems. The objective of this study was to offer empirical evidence in support of a cogent argument for an integrated framework for the study and management of infectious and chronic health conditions in Ghana. We did so by examining the

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Sofo, Seidu, and Emmanuel Thompson. "Maternal Mortality in Ghana: Impact of the Fee-Free Delivery Policy and the National Health Insurance Scheme." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 4, no. 3 (2015): 232. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v4i3.4739.

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<p>Maternal mortality (MMR) is the second largest cause of female deaths in Ghana. Yet, many households cannot afford the cost of skilled delivery The study utilized the Panel Data Model to examine the impact of the fee-free delivery (FDP) and the National Health Insurance Policy (NIP) exemptions on MMR in Ghana. The Demographic and Health Survey reports on Ghana from 2002 to 2009 served as the main data source. Data were analyzed using Panel data model with within group fixed effects estimator. MMR declined significantly over the period studied. Both FDP and NIP positively impacted MMR

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Sofo, Seidu, and Emmanuel Thompson. "Maternal Mortality in Ghana: Impact of the Fee-Free Delivery Policy and the National Health Insurance Scheme." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 4, no. 3 (2015): 232. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/.v4i3.4739.

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<p>Maternal mortality (MMR) is the second largest cause of female deaths in Ghana. Yet, many households cannot afford the cost of skilled delivery The study utilized the Panel Data Model to examine the impact of the fee-free delivery (FDP) and the National Health Insurance Policy (NIP) exemptions on MMR in Ghana. The Demographic and Health Survey reports on Ghana from 2002 to 2009 served as the main data source. Data were analyzed using Panel data model with within group fixed effects estimator. MMR declined significantly over the period studied. Both FDP and NIP positively impacted MMR

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Owusu, Mark Fordjour, Joseph Adu, and Benjamin Ansah Dortey. ""I tell you, getting data for this is hell"–Exploring the use of evidence for noncommunicable disease policies in Ghana." PLOS Global Public Health 3, no. 8 (2023): e0002308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002308.

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After several years of over concentration on communicable diseases, Ghana has finally made notable strides in the prevention of NCDs by introducing key policies and programmes. Evident shows that there is limited NCD-related data on mortality and risk factors to inform NCD policy, planning, and implementation in Ghana. We explored the evidence base for noncommunicable disease policies in Ghana. A qualitative approach was adopted using key informant interviews and documents as data sources. An adaptation of the framework method for analysing qualitative data by Gale and colleagues’ (2013) was u

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Appiah, Divine O., and Kabila Abass. "Water supply and mining: the policy paradox in Ghana." Water Policy 16, no. 5 (2014): 945–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2014.026.

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Ghana has been highly successful in mining for over a century. However, one area of concern is the negative impact of mining activities on water resources: their quality and quantity. Mining companies are guided by rules and regulations, particularly those that have to do with the quality of water supply. Safe water supply is essential for improved health and quality of life for increased productivity. Yet, water supply in mining communities has not assumed the critical importance that it deserves toward the realization of human health security. A combination of key informant interviews and a

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K. Avoka, Cephas, Martha S. Nabila, Akua Addy, and Abena Okoh. "Leadership in health and medical education: lessons from a symposium on health sector development in Ghana." Ghana Medical Journal 57, no. 1 (2023): 75–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v57i1.11.

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The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) has established an annual leadership symposium celebrating innovative leadership in the health sector. The 2022 symposium under the theme “Health Sector Development in Ghana; The Power of Good Leadership” was held in honour of Professor Samuel Ofosu-Amaah (the laureate), an Emeritus Professor of Public Health at the University of Ghana, about his leadership legacy. This article reflects on the leadership challenges in the health sector, the lessons learnt from the symposium, and the way forward.Leadership challenges identified in the health s

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