Making districts functional for universal health coverage attainment: lessons from Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Ensuring the sub national level in the health system can function effectively is central to attainment of health results in countries. However, the current health agenda has not prioritized how districts can deploy their existing resources effectively, to maximize the efficiency equity and effectiveness in their use. Ghana initiated a self-assessment process to understand the functionality of districts to deliver on health results. The assessment was conducted by health managers in 33 districts during August-October 2022 using tools pre-developed by the World Health Organization. Functionality was explored around service provision, oversight, and management capacities, each with defined dimensions and attributes. The objective of the study was to highlight specific functionality improvemen

SUBMITTER: Karamagi HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10204803 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature