TY - CHAP
T1 - Health Sector Decentralisation and Delivery of Responsive Healthcare in Ghana
AU - Salifu, Baba
AU - Adjei, Prince Osei Wusu
AU - Buor, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - In this chapter, we examine the implications of Ghana’s health sector decentralisation for the delivery of responsive healthcare in some selected districts in the country. This is especially important because decentralisation in the health sector is particularly complex and does not necessarily result in efficiency and improvements (Couttolenc, Decentralisation and governance in the Ghana health sector. World Bank, 2012). Besides, there is no clarity regarding the relationship between decentralisation and improvements in overall health system’s performance. This chapter examines the operations and activities of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) within the context of decentralised healthcare provision. Specifically, we assess the level of autonomy granted to subnational health institutions and how that influences healthcare delivery. We also examine capacity of subnational health units to deliver efficient and responsive services to those who access healthcare. Ultimately, we highlight some challenges associated with decentralised healthcare in Ghana and progress made in the last few decades.
AB - In this chapter, we examine the implications of Ghana’s health sector decentralisation for the delivery of responsive healthcare in some selected districts in the country. This is especially important because decentralisation in the health sector is particularly complex and does not necessarily result in efficiency and improvements (Couttolenc, Decentralisation and governance in the Ghana health sector. World Bank, 2012). Besides, there is no clarity regarding the relationship between decentralisation and improvements in overall health system’s performance. This chapter examines the operations and activities of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) within the context of decentralised healthcare provision. Specifically, we assess the level of autonomy granted to subnational health institutions and how that influences healthcare delivery. We also examine capacity of subnational health units to deliver efficient and responsive services to those who access healthcare. Ultimately, we highlight some challenges associated with decentralised healthcare in Ghana and progress made in the last few decades.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85142422890
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-12378-8_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-12378-8_12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85142422890
T3 - Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
SP - 209
EP - 227
BT - Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
PB - Springer Nature
ER -