| Chip Title: | Improve access to basic health care services through the establishment of more functional Community |
| Participant(s): | Mr. Evans Kyere Appah Ms. Margaret Yaa Manu |
| Organization: | Ghana Health Service (GHS) |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Region: | Western_Africa |
Presentation (PDF) mdi13_gh_gh1304_1378649948.pdf
CHIP Plan (PDF) mdi13_gh_gh1304_1378649948_chip_plan.pdf
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About My Organization
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is a Public Service body established under Act 525 of 1996 as required by the 1992 constitution. It is an autonomous Executive Agency responsible for implementation of national policies under the control of the Minister for Health through its governing Council - the Ghana Health Service Council.
Mission Statement
To provide and prudently manage comprehensive and accessible health service with special emphasis on primary health care at regional, district and sub-district levels in accordance with approved national policies.
The CHIP
Goal
To improve equity and access to basic health care services through the establishment of functional CHPS zones in six electoral areas in the Adansi North district
Process Objective
- To organize quarterly in-service training on CHPS for 4 communities health nurses to be assigned to an electoral area in the districts starting October, 2013 and completed December 2013.
- To select and train 5 community health volunteers from each zone on quarterly basis starting October, 2013 to June, 2013.
Outcome Objective:
To establish six functional CHPS zones by the end of 30th August, 2014.
Stakeholders
- District Health Mgt. Team
- District Assembly
- Religious leaders
- Community leaders & Members
- Local political leaders
- Health facilities
- Other decentralized department.
Action Plan- critical steps
- Staff sensitization and training in a selected sub districts .
- Sensitization of community leaders and selection of volunteers for training.
- Mobilization of logistics from the communities, District Assembly, DHMT and other stakeholders.
- Monitoring and Evaluation of process
Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
- What quantitative measures
- Process & Outcome
- number of trainings, volunteers trained, and zones started)
- Already has 10 existing CHPs zones
- Data Tracking Plan Summary
- Number of visit to the community by Nurses.
- Structured questionnaire/ interview
- Quarterly