ABSTRACT Background: Malaria treatment policy has changed from presumptions based on signs and symptoms to specific drug treatment after positive test results. The Ghana NMCP signed up to the WHO policy known as the test, treat and track (T3) which stipulates that all cases of malaria must be treated only after they have been confirmed by means of a laboratory test. Ghana has however not reached the level proposed for the elimination of malaria as still not all suspected cases are tested whic...
ABSTRACT Background TB is one of the dominant and devastating infection that affects over a quarter of human population especially the poor and vulnerable. The disease is endemic in developing countries including Ghana. A lot more cases are being missed annually and passive case detection has not improved TB case detection. However, implementation of intensive TB case finding among others has been documented to detect more cases. Low case detection has been a precedence in Ghana’s NTP’s H...
ABSTRACT Background: Triage ensures that patients are treated in order of their clinical urgency. However, developing and less developed countries, including Ghana, are not utilizing the full potential of the triage system. The purpose of this study was to assess triaging of patients at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was employed in this study. Triage records of 1,520 patients from July to September was assessed using a checklist. A s...
ABSTRACT Background: Wide range of interventions have been introduced to improve maternal and child health services in Ghana, the most recent intervention introduced is the performance-based financing (PBF) Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Improvement Project (MCHNP). The implementation of PBF interventions are believed to be based on weak and or very little evidence hence this study seeks to evaluate the impact of the PBF MCHNP on maternal and child health outcomes in Ghana. Methods: ...
ABSTRACT Background: There is growing interest in the usage of reliable evidence for decision making in the health sector. Quality data from an aggregated system can provide the platform for improving health system performance. The extent of usage of Routine Health Information System (RHIS) data at the lower levels of the health system remain largely unknown. This study examined the level of usage of routine aggregate data for decision making and the extent to which information culture exi...
ABSTRACT Background: Several health interventions have been put in place to improve pregnancy outcomes all over the world including Ghana. One of such interventions was the Community Pregnancy School (C-Press) strategy, which was implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the Nabdam district from 2014 to 2016 as part of the Rural Emergency Health Services and Transport (REST) project to improve maternal and child health. Objective: This study assessed the impact of the pregnancy school ...