Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Ghana's free primary health care initiative: strengthening community-based health systems and advancing universal health coverage in Africa
By Abdirahman Mohamed Adan, Ahmed Mohamed Omar, Maryama Ahmed Ali and 1 others.
Abstract
On 15 April 2026, Ghana launched its Free Primary Health Care Initiative, representing a pivotal opportunity to reposition community-based primary healthcare systems across Africa by removing point-of-care fees and leveraging the long-standing Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) infrastructure[1].
Keywords
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- community-based health systems
- Community-based Health Planning and Services
- health care financing
- primary care
- Africa
- Open access
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