Ghana to establish epidemics fund to address financing challenges
Discussions to set up a dedicated fund for epidemics took centre stage at a forum in Accra to collate input for the 2022 budget statement and economic policy. Proponents said the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had made such a fund more relevant, hence the need for...
New document available on Ghana country page
An article discussing the importance of political will in the implementation of a national health insurance has been uploaded to the Ghana country page. The full article can be accessed using the link below.
Ghana receives additional USD 200 million financing for COVID-19 response interventions
The government of Ghana has received an additional USD 200 million financing towards the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency preparedness and response project (EPRP). The amount will enable the government to fund the procurement of vaccines to inoculate about 7.6 million...
Need for increase in domestic funding towards the health sector in Ghana
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged the government to increase budgetary allocation to the health sector to ensure sustainability of the gains made with the help of development partners over the years. Currently, donor funding is in transitionary period and...
New documents on national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Ghana have been added to the document section
Four documents on Ghana's NHIS have been recently uploaded to the documents section of the Ghana country page. The documents can be downloaded from the related documents below.
Leaving no one behind: COVID-19 vaccine equity and universal health coverage (UHC) in Ghana
How does the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines relates to UHC and its vision of leaving no one behind? What could be the key lessons? Ghana was the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX in February 2021. On 29 March, 2021, UHC2030 in joint...
Four donor countries support Ghana with Astrazeneca vaccines
On 6th October, 2021, Ghana received over 500,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines from Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland through the COVAX facility to assist its vaccination programme. Receiving the vaccines, chairman of the health commodity group...
We need US$200 Million for the national vaccine institute- Committee
Following the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the government of Ghana planned to establish a national vaccine institute. The mandate of the institute would include establishing local vaccine manufacturing plants, deepening research and development for vaccines....
Leaving no one behind: COVID-19 vaccine equity and universal health coverage in Ghana
As countries roll out COVID-19 vaccination, what are the links with universal health coverage and a shared vision to leave no one behind? P4H and UHC2030 webinar on 29 March 2021, 14:30 - 16:00 More information and...
Health system measures in Ghana – COVID-19 – April 2020
The health system measures put into place in Ghana to contain the spread of COVID-19 are: * March 28: Cost of fund transfers decreased for mobile money in order to encourage the use of mobile money rather than cash for hygiene reasons (sending up to GHS100 for free...
Short update on Health Financing in Ghana
Over the past two decades, Ghana has worked towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through targeted reforms of the health care system and financing. This requires improving access to health services and expanding financial protection, especially for poor and...
ACS core group meeting in Dakar
Event Time : 01 Nov 2017 8:00 am to 02 Nov 2017 4:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No
Joint ACS-P4H Africa Health Financing meeting – in Accra, Ghana
Event Time : 13 Feb 2018 8:00 am to 15 Feb 2018 4:00 pmTimezone: Event is Conference : No