INTRODUCTION In trying to achieve the policy goal of providing adequate, efficient and equitable Primary Health Care services to all Ghanaians, in the face o f dwindling human and material resources, the Ministry o f Health has had to develop innovative and pragmatic health intervention strategies. O ne such strategy is the Com m unity-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) programme, a package o f rural health care system developed out o f the experiences o f the Com m unity Health and Family Planning Programme (CHFPP) at the Navrongo Health Research Center in the Upper-east region. The Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper-east region has been the pioneering district in the experim entation o f the approach w hile N kw anta district has been playing a leading role in adopting and implementing the approach. CHPS is a process o f strategic planning and implementation o f Primary Health Care activities within a com m unity with the full involvement and participation o f the community members. It is a process that emphasizes preventive health care and education through effective communication and com munity mobilization. The main activities include: 1. A situation analysis o f health care delivery within a given com m unity 2. Com munity consultation on health needs and prioritization o f such needs 3. Identifying and mobilizing resources both within and outside the com m unity 4. Designing a culturally appropriate service delivery package
AZONGO, T (2021). Community Participation In The Communitybased Health Planning And Services (Chps) Programme In Nkwanta District, Volta Region, Ghana. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/community-participation-in-the-communitybased-health-planning-and-services-chps-programme-in-nkwanta-district-volta-region-ghana
AZONGO, THOMAS "Community Participation In The Communitybased Health Planning And Services (Chps) Programme In Nkwanta District, Volta Region, Ghana" Afribary. Afribary, 13 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/community-participation-in-the-communitybased-health-planning-and-services-chps-programme-in-nkwanta-district-volta-region-ghana. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
AZONGO, THOMAS . "Community Participation In The Communitybased Health Planning And Services (Chps) Programme In Nkwanta District, Volta Region, Ghana". Afribary, Afribary, 13 Apr. 2021. Web. 31 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/community-participation-in-the-communitybased-health-planning-and-services-chps-programme-in-nkwanta-district-volta-region-ghana >.
AZONGO, THOMAS . "Community Participation In The Communitybased Health Planning And Services (Chps) Programme In Nkwanta District, Volta Region, Ghana" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 31, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/community-participation-in-the-communitybased-health-planning-and-services-chps-programme-in-nkwanta-district-volta-region-ghana