The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is collaborating with the Ghana Health Service to research into CHPS compounds to help improve health service delivery in the country.
The research funded by the World Bank aims at providing logistics and incentives to community-based health planning and service zones as well as strengthening maternal and child health delivery at the CHPS level.
The Ghana Health Service is implementing a Community Performance Based Financing (CPBF) pilot projects in eight selected districts in four regions.
The districts include; West Gonja, North Gonja, Talensi, Bawku West, Nandom, Lawra, Agortime Ziope and Kadjebi.
Speaking to journalists at a workshop organized in Kumasi for NCCE staff on the project, the Deputy Chair of NCCE, Miss Kathy Addy said she is hopeful the research will help inform policy on health and improve health service delivery in various communities across the country.
She added that the NCCE has a strong research department and is set to partner with other agencies to help ensure efficiency in various sectors.
“This is part of the work we do at NCCE. This collaboration with institutions like the Ghana Health Service, you may not know this, but the NCCE has a very strong research department and it is this department that is spearheading this project. We are very excited about this because this could be first of many collaboration that we will have with other partners”.
On her part, Director of research for Gender and Equality at NCCE, Dr. Henrietta Asante Sarpong said although the National Health Insurance Scheme has helped improve healthcare at various CHPS compounds, there are serious issues with supplies and equipment.
She added that the research will help identify challenges and improve access to healthcare for all Ghanaians.