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ABOUT MOH
The Ministry of Health had the responsibility of direct provision of public health services delivery in the country. These were the promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative care, to the Ghanaian public. With the enactment of ACT 525, this function has been ceded to the Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals. The Ministry is, therefore, left with the responsibility for policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization and regulation of the health services delivery.
Although the Act was promulgated in 1996, the actual implementation started after 2002 with the separation of the functions of the Ghana Health Service and the Teaching Hospitals from the Ministry.
The Ministry has the following Divisions:
1. Finanance Division
2. Administration Division
3. Policy Planning Monitory Evaluation
4. Research Statistics and Infomation Management System
5. Human Resource Development.
6. Procurment and Supply
7. Traditional and Alternate Medicines Division
THE GOALS OF THE MINISTRY
To improve the health status of all people living in Ghana through effective and efficient policy formulation, resource mobilization, monitoring and regulation of delivery of health care by different health agencies.
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ROLE OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HEADQUARTERS
- Provision of overall policy direction for all stakeholders (players) in the health delivery.
- Provision of a strong and effective advocacy role in intersectoral action in the health delivery.
- Mobilization and allocation of resources to all providers in the health delivery services.
- Provision of relevant and adequate information for co-ordination and management of health services.
- Provision of regulatory framework for all providers of health services.
- Monitoring and evaluation of health services in Ghana.
- Coordination of activities of the agencies, providers and partners in the health sector.
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FUNCTIONS
The functions of the Ministry of Health would be to:
- Formulate health policy.
- Set standards for the delivery of health care in the country.
- Provide strategic direction for health delivery services.
- Monitor and evaluate the health service delivery by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Teaching Hospitals, other Agencies, Development Partners and the Private sector.
- Develop policies for the practice of Traditional and Alternate Medicine in the country.
- Source funding for service delivery through GOG, Health Insurance and international community.
- Allocate resources to all health care delivery agencies under the Ministry.
- Provide framework for the development and management of the human resources for health.
- Provide a framework for the effective and efficient procurement, distribution, management and use of health sector goods, works and services.
- Make proposals for the review and enactment of health legislation.
- Provide framework for the regulation of food, drugs and health service delivery and practice.
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Organizational Structure
The organizational structure of the MOH is available here only in PDF format. You require an Adobe PDF Reader to read. Click here to download.
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