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Ministry of Health (Ghana) - Wikipedia

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MoH
Agency overview
Ministry of Health

Formed	1957
Jurisdiction	Republic of Ghana
Headquarters	Accra, Ghana
Minister responsible	Kwaku Agyemang-Manu
Website	Official Website

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The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government ministry of Ghana that is responsible for the health of Ghanaians. It is involved in providing public health services, managing Ghana's healthcare industry, and building Ghana's hospitals and medical education system.

Ministry main offices are located in Accra.^[1]

The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Ghana is responsible for overseeing healthcare policies and services across the country.^[2]. 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 have 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:^[3]

Ghana Medical and Dental Council
Pharmacy Council Ghana
Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives
Alternative Medicine Council
Foods and Drug Authority
Private Hospitals and Maternity Homes Board
National Health Insurance Authority
Ghana National Drugs Programme
Ghana Health Service
Allied Health Professions Council
Occupational Therapy Association Of Ghana
Ghana National Ambulance Service

Projects

Construction and Equipping of 597-Bed University Hospital At Legon

Former President John Dramani Mahama inaugurated the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in 2016. The hospital, with a capacity of 597 beds, was initiated in 2012. After he was out of office in 2017, the project was left dormant until an approval of $50 million was granted by Parliament to finalize the remaining construction at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).^[4]

Mr. Agyemang-Manu, the current Minister also assured Ghanaians that the government is dedicated to delivering a high-quality healthcare system and infrastructure. He emphasized that no opportunity to achieve this goal would be overlooked or compromised.^[4]

Implementation of the National E-Health Project

This project was initiated by the Ministry to ease the challenges of hospitals in managing patients data and sensitive information.^[5]

Personnel

Kwaku Agyemang-Manu - Minister (2023)^[6]

Victor Asare Bampoe - Deputy Minister (2014 –2017)^[7]

Bernard Okoe-Boye - Deputy Minister (2020 –2021)^[8]^[9]

Alhaji Hafiz Adam - Chief Director (2023)^[6]

References

^ "Ministry, Contact us". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ "About the Ministry of Health (MOH) Responsibility". Ghana Health Journal. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ "Ministry, Agencies, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
^ ^a ^b Ampomah, Samuel (2018-04-11). "Parliament approves $50m to complete UG Medical Centre - Hon. Minister for Health". Ministry Of Health. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
^ Ampomah, Samuel (2022-12-22). "National E-Health Project with Bio-surveillance (Early Warning) System". Ministry Of Health. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
^ ^a ^b "Moh.Gov.gh". Ministry Of Health. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
^ "Dr Victor Bampoe is Nigeria's UNAIDS country director". GhanaHealthNest. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^ "Oko Boye Sworn In". DailyGuide Network. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
^ "JoyNews hosts Deputy Health Minister, virologist, others on 'Beyond The Lockdown' tonight". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-17.

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