Publications

The second anniversary of the Astana declaration was marked around the world on the 27th October 2020 with renewed hopes of accessible and quality primary health care for everyone anywhere in the world. The declaration of Astana was a reaffirmation of the earlier Alma-Ata declaration (1978), to which world leaders committed to invest in, and […]

Determining the specific components of an essential health services package requires detailed studies, data and analytics. While the health and disease conditions to be covered may be well-known, the scope of the service and what is available at a service delivery point will necessarily differ depending on the level care (i.e., community level, sub-district, district […]

This year’s World Humanitarian Day (19 August 2021) is devoted to dealing with the climate crisis, the single biggest health threat facing humanity. This day is a crucial milestone in the lead up to the COP26 summit in November when leaders from 196 countries will meet to agree action to get climate change under control. […]

It is sometimes the case that individuals who are being assisted to carry a load, forget themselves and in the process leave the burden to the helper. Anyone who has taken time to analyse the health sector’s portion of the national budget at least for the past five years will find this unfortunate situation with […]

PHC is essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost the community and country can afford. It is a whole-of-society approach to health and well-being centered on…Read More

The International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is recognized around the world as a celebration of Midwives and their contribution to women’s and newborns’ health and wellbeing. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) formally launched the idea of the ‘International Day of the Midwife’ in 1992 after suggestions and discussions with Midwifery Associations around the […]

Pandemics such as COVID-19 compound prevailing gender inequalities and vulnerabilities, increasing risks of abuse. During an epidemic, women and girls may be at higher risk of experiencing intimate partner violence and other forms of domestic violence due to heightened tensions in the household. In 2016, approximately 27.7 per cent of Ghanaian women had experienced at […]

The covid 19 pandemic has exposed weak societal systems around the world. Institutions have had to quickly adapt to the challenges the pandemic present in order to deal with it. Health institutions and facilities have not been spared.

During an orientation and stakeholder meeting in the Ashanti Region towards the commencement of the second phase of a ‘Reproductive Health Education and Services for Young people and Adolescents’ project, Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights

A colleague shared the story of a suspected COVID-19 positive patient who was asked to self-isolate. This happened in a very big hospital in Accra. About four days later when the tests had been completed and a positive status had been confirmed,