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LDP participant health worker, Gomoa, Ghana

 

This West African nation, with a population of 23 million, has made great advances in its development since its independence in 1957. The country’s economy, education system, and health system all compare favorably to its regional neighbors. However, despite these advances the country still faces considerable challenges, including decentralizing the health system. In light of the growing degree of managerial responsibility delegated to districts and hospitals, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) agency is to provide and manage comprehensive and accessible health services with special emphasis on primary health care at regional, district and sub-district levels. The interventions undertaken by the GHS have the promise to improve performance of regional and district programs and to markedly reduce maternal and child mortality. GHS regional and district teams have developed plans and now face the difficult challenge of ensuring their full implementation and impact. This requires a level of engagement and leadership and management skills not generally present in the district and regional teams.


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Leading Together to Achieve Results

In January of 2008, LMS introduced the Leadership Development Program (LDP) to the GHS. This six-month pilot LDP entitled "Leading Together to Achieve Results" and co-facilitated by LMS and ADRA/Ghana, focused on Family Planning and Reproductive Health outcomes and was completed in July of the same year. The program was enthusiastically received by the participants and GHS. LMS is partnering with the Harvard University School of Public Health to develop a study in Greater Accra to make a more rigorous comparison between districts with improved leadership and control districts that will be included at a later date in the program. To make sure that the leadership development activities at the regional and district levels are aligned with those at the central level, negotiations are underway with Ghana Health Services for a custom-made leadership strengthening program for senior leaders.
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Population 23,947,000
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 71
Maternal Mortality Rate per 100,000 live births 540
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence
 		1.9%
Population Living Below US$1 per
day
 		44.8%
Life Expectancy at Birth, Both Sexes
 		59 Years
Source: PRB World Population Data Sheet, WHO

 


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