LESSON 2: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GHANA HEALTH SERVICE

=ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL=

INTRODUCTION
today we shall discuss the structure and function of the GHS when you qualify as community health nurses you will be working within the ghana health service so you need to know the stucture and functoins so you will better understand the system

LESSON
The G. H. S was established by Act 525(1996) with its care objectives as ff.
 * Implement approved national policies for health delivery in the county.
 * Increase access to improve health service
 * Manage prudently resources available for provision of health services

Administrativly the structure of the G. H. S. is organized on both horizontal and vertical  levels.

=THE G. H. S COUNCIL= This is at the topmost position on the vertical level and comprises the ff.
 * A chairman
 * The Director General
 * Rep. of M. O. H
 * Rep of Ministry of Finance
 * Rep. of Ministry of Education
 * Rep. of Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
 * Rep. of Health workers services union
 * five others who can contribute to work with council two of whom should be women

ORGANOGRAM OF G. H. S

Minister of Health

There are eight directorates at the national level
 * 1) Public Health
 * 2) Institutional care
 * 3) Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
 * 4) Health Administration and support service
 * 5) Supplier, stores and Drugs management
 * 6) Human Resourcedevelopment
 * 7) Finance
 * 8) Internal Audit

=Regional level= has the following directorates
 * Health Administration and Support Service
 * Clinical care
 * Public Health
 * Health Administration and support services

=Public Health=
 * Epidemiology Surveillance
 * Health Promotion
 * Expanded Programme of Immunisation
 * Reproduction and Child Health
 * Nutrition
 * Health Information

=CLINICAL CARE=
 * Training of staff on policies and protocols
 * Monitoring and supervision of clinical care in regions
 * Promoting quality assurance
 * Evaluating clinical audit
 * Implementation& evaluation of curative &rehabilitative

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