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16 Aug 19

Ghana: Universal Health Coverage Roadmap

Universal Health Care (UHC) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ensuring that all people have access to health services (including prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation) of sufficient quality to be effective while also ensuring that the use of these services do not expose the user to financial hardship.Ghana has committed […]

12 Aug 19

Transforming Education for the Youth

There are about 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10-24 in the world, making up the largest population of youth to ever exist. Similarly, 57% of the Ghanaian population are young people under the age of 25. Without a doubt, it is imperative that issues pertaining to the youth are brought to […]

09 Aug 19

The Domino Effect of Comprehensive Sexuality Education on Adolescent Girls

It is a rainy Tuesday morning, 15 year old Afi carries her 6 month old son, Kojo, as she marches to her local CHPS compound. Despite the heavy rainfall, Afi is determined. After one pregnancy at 14, she is intent on preventing any other pregnancies until she is ready. Before Kojo, Afi did not know […]

09 Aug 19

From Evidence to Action: How Patient-led Research is Leading the Way to Quality Care in Ghana

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) emphasizes what services are available and how they are funded, managed and delivered. For the health system in Ghana to shift from being rigid and disease specific to a system that provides integrated, patient-centred care, there must be data systems capturing the needs of people and communities. Health research that generates […]

02 Aug 19

The Power of Patient Ownership and Self-Advocacy for Improved Health of Pregnant Women

Educating people and involving them in their care and treatment means supporting people to manage their own health and wellbeing on a daily basis. The Bridging Gaps, Innovate for Malaria (B4M) Project has equipped pregnant women with the tools and language to represent themselves and their views or interests, in the health care process...

28 Jul 19

Find the Missing Millions

Hepatitis is one of the leading causes of death from infectious diseases globally. In a statement released by the Ghana Health Service, Ghana has a relatively high prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections. Between 2014 and 2018, 421 people died out of a total of 117,095 hepatitis cases. In spite of this, […]

11 Jul 19

ARHR Advances the Health and Rights of Women and Girls

World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. The date reflects the Day of Five Billion; the day designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day in 1987 on which the […]

26 Jun 19

Factors Leading to an Increased Cost of Healthcare for GESI Groups

Several factors contribute to the difficulty in GESI groups accessing healthcare services. These include… https://arhr.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3433.jpg

26 Jun 19

GESI Actions in National Policies Towards UHC; So Far, So Good?

Gender Inequality and Social Exclusion (GESI) is aviolation of human rights and causes diversemultiplying negative effects on individuals and thesociety at large. Women, children, aged and othervulnerable groups are subjected to varying degreesof health related practices which are dangerous totheir well-being due… https://arhr.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GESI-ACTIONS-IN-NATIONAL-POLICIES.pdf

14 Jun 19

World Blood Donor Day 2019: Safe Blood for All!

Blood donations are essential in ensuring individuals and communities have adequate access to affordable and timely supplies of safe and quality blood and blood products. Blood and blood products are vital in the management of many medical conditions and emergencies including women who bleed during pregnancy and childbirth, children who suffer from severe anemia due […]