Cost of implementing a community-based primary health care strengthening program: The case of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program in northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The absence of implementation cost data constrains deliberations on consigning resources to community-based health programs. This paper analyses the cost of implementing strategies for accelerating the expansion of a community-based primary health care program in northern Ghana. Known as the Ghana Essential Health Intervention Program (GEHIP), the project was an embedded implementation science program implemented to provide practical guidance for accelerating the expansion of community-based primary health care and introducing improvements in the range of services community workers can provide. METHODS:Cost data were systematically collected from intervention and non-intervention districts throughout the implementation period (2012-2014) from a provider perspective. The step-dow

SUBMITTER: Kanmiki EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6366692 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature