The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the
government ministry
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of
Ghana
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that is responsible for the
health of Ghanaians. It is involved in providing
public health services, managing Ghana's
healthcare industry
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, and building Ghana's
hospital
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s and
medical education system.
Ministry
main offices
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are located in
Accra
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.
The ministry is responsible for all health related issues in Ghana. It was responsible for direct public health service delivery or provision in the country. However, with the enactment of an ACT 525 of parliament, the functions of promotion, preventive, curative and rehabilitative care has been delegated to the Ghana Health Service and Teaching hospitals. Hence, the ministry is now responsible for only policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization and regulation of the health service delivery in the country.
Agencies
Ministry agencies include:
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Ghana Medical and Dental Council
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Pharmacy Council Ghana
*Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives
*Alternative Medicine Council
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Foods and Drug Authority
*Private Hospitals and Maternity Homes Board
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National Health Insurance Authority
*Ghana National Drugs Programme
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Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is a Ghanaian government body established in 1996 as part of the Health Sector Reform of Ghana. The Health Service is under the Ministry of Health. The Health service primarily administrates the health services prov ...
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Allied Health Professions Council
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Occupational Therapy Association Of Ghana
*Ghana National Ambulance Service
Personnel
Victor Asare Bampoe - Deputy Minister (2014 –2017)
Bernard Okoe-Boye - Deputy Minister (2020 –2021)
See also
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List of Hospitals in Ghana
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Minister for Health (Ghana)
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Health in Ghana
In precolonial Ghana, infectious diseases were the main cause of morbidity and mortality. The modern history of health in Ghana was heavily influenced by international actors such as Christian missionaries, European colonists, the World Bank, and ...
References
External links
Ministry of HealthMinistry of Health at Ministries section of Ghana.gov.ghGhana Health Service, an MoH agencyGhana Registered Nurses and Midwives, an MoH agencyGhana National Drugs Programme, an MoH agencyChristian Health Association of Ghana, an MoH partner
Health
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Medical and health organisations based in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...
Accra
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