Child Protection

The Child Protection Guidelines for Health Workers have benefited from the input of several organizations, institutions, and individuals

These Guidelines build on earlier efforts by stakeholders in child protection in Ghana to come up with a common document to guide various professionals in handling child abuse. The Guidelines have greatly benefited from the capacity and gaps analysis of Ghana’s health sector that was carried out between February and August 2016 in six regions of Ghana.

Gender Acton Plan

The institutional Gender Action Plans (GAPs) are roadmaps for the Public Services Commission (PSC) and the Selected Entities (SEs) to operationalise the findings and recommendations from the gender policy implementation gaps identified during the Rapid Institutional Gender Gap Assessment (RIGGA). Specifically, the GAPs elaborate elements of the systems, processes and practices related to the 11 performance areas that PSC and SEs must emphasise as they mainstream gender. A scorecard will track changes within PSC and SEs through an assessment by an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) which will use a participatory process to arrive at a score; the expectation being hat each entity will score at least 70%.

Digital Health

The policy and strategy was developed through consultations with experts in digital health, healthcare professionals, industry players and academia among others. It is based on empirical evidence from authoritative sources such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This policy and strategy introduces a renewed vision for establishing a general framework for coordinating digital health interventions in Ghana Health Service (GHS). Furthermore, it provides a platform to ensure that different applications used in the service can communicate effectively and share information.

Child Health

The Child Health Standards and Strategy (2017-2025) provides strategic direction and guidance to the Ministry of Health, its agencies, partners and civil society organizations in their work to improve the health of all children in Ghana.

Efforts to improve the health and welfare of all children living in Ghana have been made over the years. Significant successes have been achieved in reducing illness and deaths resulting from vaccine preventable diseases. New vaccines have been introduced into the EPI schedule. Nutrition counselling and services have been provided to mothers and caregivers to improve the nutritional status and wellbeing of their infants and children. Malaria prevention through the use of long-lasting insecticide nets, prompt and appropriate treatment of childhood illnesses and growth promotion are among some of the initiatives undertaken to improve the health of children. In all these endeavours, the communities and families have partnered the health services in promoting child welfare.

Transport Policy

Transport is a crucial component of service delivery in the Ghana Health Service (GHS1 ). It is used to convey logistics, run administrative errands, provide outreach services and carry out patient referrals. As a result, the Service commits a substantial amount of money for the provision of its transportation needs such as procuring new vehicles, running and maintenance, transport logistics, human resources, etc. In addition, the donor community provides substantial funds for the acquisition of new vehicles to support the delivery of health services in the GHS.

Policy

1.0 Promote Health in All Policies (HiAP) in all sectors of the country through acquisition of legal backing towards enforcing its strict compliance.