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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is a Public Service body established under Act 525 of 1996 as required by the 1992 constitution. [1] It is an autonomous Executive Agency responsible for implementation of national policies under the control of the Ghana Minister for Health through its governing Council - the Ghana Health Service Council.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government ministry of Ghana that is responsible for the health of Ghanaians. It is involved in providing public health services, managing Ghana's healthcare industry, and building Ghana's hospitals and medical education system. Ministry main offices are located in Accra. [1]
The Ashanti Region has 530 health facilities. [2] 170 of these health facilities are operated by the Ghana Health Service; 71 by missions; 281 by private institutions; and 8 by the Ashanti quasi-government. [2] The Ashanti monarchy operates about 32 percent of all health facilities in the Ashanti Region. [1]
In 2021, 4.15% of Ghana's GDP was spent on health, [14] and all Ghanaian citizens had access to primary health care. Ghanaian citizens make up 97.5% of Ghana's population. [ 15 ] Ghana's universal health care system has been described as the most successful healthcare system on the African continent by the renowned business magnate and tycoon ...
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is the publicly funded healthcare systems established by the Government of Ghana in 2003. The program was a form of national health insurance established to provide equitable access and financial coverage for basic health care services to Ghanaian citizens. [1]
All graduates from Ghanaian tertiary institutions must complete a one-year national service. [3] Every year several ten of thousands of graduates are posted to various sectors as service personnel. [4] In 2009 - 2010 service year, about 67,000 graduates were posted. [4] In the 2010 - 2011 service year, 50,069 personnel were posted. [5]
Dr. G. K. Deh, Director of Medical Services (DMS), Ghana Armed Forces Prior to the formation of NADMO, the National Mobilization Programme—set up after the 1982–1983 crises of drought, bushfires, famine, and the deportation of 1.2 million Ghanaians from Nigeria —served as the implementing agency of the Disaster Relief Committee. [ 3 ]
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has seven thematic areas; namely the Science and People, Electronics and ICT, Biomedical and Public Health, Energy and Petroleum, Material Science Manufacturing, Climate Change Environmental Conservation Green Technology and Food Security and Poverty Reduction.