Publications

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day presents us with a unique opportunity to emphasize that health is a right, and not a privilege. This is critical because for millions of people, that realization is far from reach. The 2025 commemoration theme clearly reveals the huge challenge many people continue to face in accessing health care and […]

Ghana has joined the global community to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. As expected, the period was marked by speeches, campaigns, public education, and renewed conversations about the dangers women and girls face in their homes, workplaces, and communities. This year’s discussions rightly expanded to include violence in digital spaces, an […]

Have you ever paused to check your breasts and wondered what you would do if you felt a lump? Have you thought about when you last went for screening, or if you even knew where to go for the screening? For many women, these simple questions carry fear, uncertainty, and sometimes silence. October is Breast […]

Introduction Family planning is crucial to empowering women, enhancing their health, and promoting national development. In Ghana, awareness of contraception is almost universal, yet patterns of use, unmet needs, and decision-making dynamics reveal a more complex reality. Drawing on insights from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), this article explores the progress made, […]

What would it mean to live in a world where everybody, every choice, and every identity is respected without question? For countless women, girls, and young people, that vision is still far from reality. Stigma, restrictive cultural norms, and policy gaps continue to create barriers that deny them access to essential sexual and reproductive health. […]

Globally, over one billion people live with some form of disability, with women comprising nearly half of this population (World Health Organization [WHO], 2021). Women with disabilities face a disproportionate burden in accessing health care services, largely due to intersecting factors such as poverty, discrimination, inaccessible infrastructure, and limited availability of tailored health services. The […]

Every July, the world commemorates Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the strength, diversity, and humanity of persons with disabilities (PWDs). It is also a time to confront the uncomfortable truths they face daily. One of the most persistent and life-limiting of these challenges is access to quality healthcare. For many Ghanaians living with […]

Introduction The Minister of Health, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, announced the government’s commitment to introduce a 20% increase in the base salary of health service providers who accept postings to work in rural and underserved communities. According to him, this strategy aims at addressing the persistent shortage and uneven distribution of health workers in rural […]

A Reflection from the Adolescent West Africa Gender Transformative and Responsive Research (AdoWA -GTR) Findings Across Ghana, adolescents are navigating a health system that often fails to meet their most basic emotional and physical needs. While national policies and global commitments affirm the right of every adolescent to health, dignity, and support, the realities on […]

Introduction Access to affordable and quality healthcare remains at the heart of Ghana’s pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Since the creation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2003, the scheme has relied heavily on the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL), which contributes nearly 70% of its total funding. However, the 2017 Earmarked […]