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Health Topics (Ghana) WHO Regional Office for Africa

(6 days ago) WEBThe Ghana country health profiles provide an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description of institutional frameworks, trends in the national response, key issues and challenges. They promote …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/topic/health-topics-ghana

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Unsung heroes in Ghana’s healthcare system: the case of …

(3 days ago) WEBIn Ghana, the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) policy highlights the significance of both community health management committees …

https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12961-023-01099-y

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Ghana in a Health Crisis: Striking a Balance between …

(5 days ago) WEBIssues such as the communication systems in place, the distribution of population density, the nature of the economy, and the prevalence of health care facilities all affect a country’s ability to …

https://wp.towson.edu/iajournal/2021/05/10/ghana-in-a-health-crisis-striking-a-balance-between-saving-lives-and-preserving-livelihoods/

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Prioritizing community health care delivery for vulnerable …

(8 days ago) WEBAs part of efforts to address the current health care delivery gaps and build resilience of community health systems, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in …

https://www.undp.org/ghana/news/prioritizing-community-health-care-delivery-vulnerable-communities

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CDC in ghana - Centers for Disease Control and …

(Just Now) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered with Ghana since 2007. CDC provides technical assistance to the Government of Ghana (GoG) to support …

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/ghana/pdf/ghana_fs_2022.pdf

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Fostering community readiness to respond to public …

(5 days ago) WEBAccra, Ghana - The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of communities as foundational bedrock for dealing with public health …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana/news/fostering-community-readiness-respond-public-health-emergencies-ghana

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Saving Lives and Protecting People in Ghana and …

(6 days ago) WEBSince the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, the World Bank has contributed to Ghana’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Government …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2021/03/17/saving-lives-and-protecting-people-in-ghana-and-boosting-the-covid-19-response

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Empowering health workers and mobilizing communities …

(3 days ago) WEBGhana Empowering health workers and mobilizing communities to improve early detection and treatment of noncommunicable diseases in Ghana BACK Non-communicable …

https://www.who.int/about/accountability/results/who-results-report-2020-mtr/country-story/2022/ghana--empowering-health-workers-and-mobilizing-communities-to-improve-early-detection-and-treatment-of-noncommunicable-diseases-in-ghana

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Current health issues and progress in Ghana - Commonwealth of …

(9 days ago) WEBCurrent health issues and progress in Ghana. Ghana is currently working towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. To achieve the targets for the …

https://www.commonwealthofnations.org/cho/africa/ghana/current_health_issues_and_progress_in_ghana/

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Community characteristics and the risk of non …

(4 days ago) WEBNon-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are rising quickly in low- and middle- income countries. In Ghana, chronic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, yet data and the evidence- base for …

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000692

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Community Health Impact Assessment in Ghana: Contemporary …

(7 days ago) WEBThe public health challenges of the 21st century are extremely complex. Thus, the solutions require sophisticated and comprehensive approaches that transcend …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0046958019845292

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Ghana: health system review 2021 - Oxford Academic

(5 days ago) WEBA health system review provides a detailed description of a health care system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development. The …

https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/31/Supplement_3/ckab164.577/6405184

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Community health workers in Ghana: the need for greater policy

(3 days ago) WEBHistorical perspective of CHWs in Ghana. Historically, CHWs such as TBAs have operated in most Ghanaian communities. 30 However, attempts to formally …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5321387/

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Community Health Impact Assessment in Ghana: Contemporary …

(2 days ago) WEBThe public health challenges of the 21st century are extremely complex. Thus, the solutions require sophisticated and comprehensive approaches that transcend …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0046958019845292

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Ghana WHO Regional Office for Africa

(Just Now) WEBThe final and basic unit of the PHC in Ghana is the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) which aims to improve access to promotive and …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/ghana

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Addressing Contemporary Public Health Challenges in Ghana

(5 days ago) WEBIn 1978, Ghana was a participant in the Alma-Ata meeting on primary health care and was an early adopter of its ideals. However, like most developing …

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/43433/addressing-contemporary-public-health-challenges-in-ghana-for-improved-outcomes-getting-to-sdg-3/magazine

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Country Disease Outlook - WHO

(2 days ago) WEBThe Republic of Ghana is a country in west Africa bordering Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo. It is a lower middle-income country with a GDP per capita of Mumps is a major …

https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2023-08/Ghana.pdf

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Scoping review of community health participatory research …

(3 days ago) WEBThere were also issues with the location and time of year the study was conducted. Key recommendations were provided. Alhassan, et al. (2016) This …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9677985/

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Emerging issues in public health: a perspective on Ghana’s …

(3 days ago) WEBGhana spearheaded a community-based health insurance scheme (CBHIS) experiment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) . J Womens Health, Issues Care. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607056/

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Ghana Essential Health Interventions Programme

(4 days ago) WEBThe Ghana Essential Health Interventions Programme (GEHIP) was developed and implemented in partnership with the Mailman School of Public Health and key partners …

https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/programs/advancing-research-community-health-systems/projects/gehip

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Community health workers in Ghana: the need for greater policy

(8 days ago) WEBFrom the 1970s to the 1990s, the WHO, United Nations and other agencies mooted the idea of formally training and recognising community health workers (CHWs) to …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/1/4/e000141

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Ghana NCD Alliance sensitises Community Health Mgt …

(7 days ago) WEBMr Godfred Tweneboah, Policy and Research Officer, Ghana NCD Alliance, said in 2022 the Alliance, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), …

https://gna.org.gh/2024/04/ghana-ncd-alliance-sensitises-community-health-mgt-committees-on-scorecard-implementation/

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Access to health in city slum dwellers: The case of Sodom and …

(3 days ago) WEBThe purpose of the study was to examine health issues in Sodom and Gomorrah in Accra, Ghana, and factors that may be associated with accessing …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827165/

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