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HEALTHCARE SERVICES
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The Preamble: Quality healthcare is one of the most important factors in how individuals perceive their quality of life. In most countries, alongside the economy, it is the major political issue. In some countries, the healthcare delivery organization is a part of the national identity.
Centre for Human Healthcare believes it is time for a new enlightenment in every aspect of the healthcare ecosystem, where every player, from governments to enterprises to individuals, is involved in improving healthcare. Records as at Tuesday, 21st February 2017 on Ghana Web ‘’Healthcare sector to experience improved doctor-patient ratio’’ by Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana (UG) Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu indicates that; Ghana in its current state has one doctor attending to a number of 10, 450 patients; an unsatisfactorily imbalanced ratio. This is really problematic as it falls below the 1 doctor to 5000 patient ratio per the recommendations of the Commonwealth and the 1 doctor to 1,320 patients per the recommendations of the World Health Organization. “Ghana still has one doctor taking care of 10,450 patients instead of at most one doctor to 5,000 as recommended by the Commonwealth or one doctor to 1,320 as recommended by the World Health Organization. As a country therefore, there is a continuously burning need to quality healthcare. In a related development poverty accounts for high death rate especially among children and women in Ghana, most especially in rural communities where access to health care services is very poor. |
There is therefore the importance of innovation in the healthcare industry in Ghana.
Centre for Human Healthcare therefore identifies that, Ghana and for that matter sub-Saharan desert countries needs innovative men and women who are willing to take major risks and try new approaches in solving the country’s needs in the health sector hence the ‘’Centre for Human Healthcare’’ involvement in providing quality healthcare services to the poor and the marginalized individuals, families and communities in Ghana and its surrounding. Centre for Human Healthcare believes in providing both traditional (herbal medicine) and exotic medicine in promoting healthcare services. Poverty, unemployment and health In Ghana and many other developing countries, poverty and unemployment negatively affect ones health. In a short study conducted by Centre for Human Healthcare, It was revealed that high unemployment rate promotes high poverty rate which contributes to poor healthcare services among the populace. In dealing with poverty and unemployment issues, Centre for Human Healthcare provides services to the unemployed youth for gainful employment and acquisition of basic skills through trainings to earn the living. |
