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06 Nov 19

Empowering Communities to Demand for their Health Rights: The GESI Success Story

A section of Ghanaians are socially excluded and marginalized in their quest to seek for health care. They do not benefit from the services which are well within their rights as humans. This group consists of persons with disabilities (PWDs), women and adolescents who are trapped in needless cycles of poverty. Inequality and social […]

11 Oct 19

GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable

25 years ago, women and men from 200 countries including Ghana gathered in Beijing, China for the Fourth World Conference on women with the single goal to recognize the rights of women and girls as human rights. The conference led to the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: a comprehensive policy […]

10 Oct 19

Working together to prevent suicide; 40 seconds of action

Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. This is heart breaking; an extreme physical sign of the prevalence of mental health. Mental health is an area of health care which is so often neglected in the pursuit of quality, accessible and equitable health care. Systems and structures have not been properly […]

09 Oct 19

Adolescent Health Champions undertake scorecard assessment of health facilities

Adolescent Health Champions, assisted by a team comprising staff of ARHR; UNFPA; Department of Social Welfare, Ghana Health Service and Department of Gender and Social Protection, undertake a scorecard accountability assessment of some health facilities in the Ashiedu Keteke Sub-metropolitan assembly, Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) and Nzema East Districts under the project ‘Empowering […]

01 Oct 19

International Day for Universal Access to Information: “Leaving No One Behind”

Access to quality and reliable information is a fundamental human right. It plays a transformative role in empowering citizens, giving equal opportunities and facilitating fair debate. Universal access to information promotes accountable and effective governments and paves the way for freedom of participation in public affairs. This year’s theme, Access to Information: Leaving No […]

13 Sep 19

Demonstrating a Sense of Entitlement for Improved Health Care

John Mensah of Nuabesa, a project and farming community in the Nzema East District, took his granddaughter with severe malaria to the Axim Government Hospital. Nuabesa community does not have a health facility and the nearest facility (CHPS compound) which is 2 km away could not offer her granddaughter the required treatment for malaria. […]

10 Sep 19

Countdown to 2030 Regional Workshop on Use of Data and Evidence for Action and Accountability

ARHR is participating in a Countdown to 2030 regional workshop on the use of data and evidence for action and accountability in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop, which commences from 10th– 11th September, 2019, will bring together representatives from 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Each of the 10 country teams will be led by a […]

06 Sep 19

The life course approach to achieving Universal Health Coverage

As Ghana charts her course towards the achievement of Universal HealthCoverage (UHC) there is a need to establish a healthcare system rooted inUN Sustainable Development Goal 3 —that is, a system that can ‘ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’. Adoption and implementation of SDG 3 in Ghana’s UHC Roadmap […]

02 Sep 19

ARHR and Partners Storm Twitter to Demand Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Actions in National Health Policies

Using social media as a tool for advocacy, ARHR and its partners across the country stormed twitter with key messages to demand the implementation of gender equality and social inclusion actions in national health policies towards achieving universal health coverage. The twitter storm which lasted for a period of one hour, saw over 30 […]