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Investigroup has partnered with the Ministry of Health, as well as, other governmental and non-governmental agencies, including DANIDA and World Health Organization (WHO), to monitor the progress of the health status of the country, through the supply of adequate health care equipment.
The centerpiece of Ghana's national health policy is currently a five year Program of Work for 2002-2006, with the theme, "Partnerships for Health: Bridging the Inequality Gap." The central objective of this policy is to improve health care for Ghana's underprivileged people. In addition to its general health policies, Ghana has successfully adopted a National HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework. Ghana's AIDS Commission is working with The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in Uganda in order to learn from the successes that country has had in fighting HIV/AIDS.
Over the last decade, Ghana has consistently spent approximately 10 percent of its national budget on health (Sources: World Bank health sector assessment, Swishweb, Info-Ghana).
To address these and other shortcomings in its health sector, Ghana adopted a five-year Program of Work in 2007, aimed at improving the availability, efficiency, and quality of health services. The government of Ghana provided $360 million for this program, $240 million came from bilateral donors, and the World Bank provided $50 million. Gains under this program were "slow and uneven", according to DANIDA, one of the bilateral donors to the program. The 1997-2001 programs were a precursor to the current effort to bridge the health-care gap in Ghana.
The treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana is one area where gains can be made. In 2000, the WHO estimated that only 55 percent of TB cases in Ghana were diagnosed and treated under DOTS protocols.
Investigroup is currently working with Ghana's most advanced hospitals, which are the two teaching hospitals, Korle-Bu located in the capital city of Accra, and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.
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