Improving healthcare delivery: Ghana Health Service launches network of practice in Essuowin and Antoakrom
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
3News
In a bid to provide timely and quality healthcare to residents of Amansie West in the Ashanti Region, the Regional Health Directorate has launched what it calls 'Network of Practice' in Antoakroam and Essuowin. The initiative is designed to bring health professionals together at the sub-district level to work as a team optimally to strengthen primary healthcare. Achieving the Universal Health Coverage by 2030 under Sustainable Development Goal 3 for Ghana is being impeded by several factors, especially in the rural part of the country. In the Amansie West District, poor road network and inadequate health personnel is a major challenge affecting timely and quality healthcare delivery.
"Because of the terrible state of our roads, most commercial vehicles have stopped rendering their services in our areas. So, when someone needs emergency medical attention, he or she must resort to motorbike and this affects timely arrival at the health facility", Chief of Essuowin, Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V indicated.