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KETA MUNICIPAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE 1ST QUARTER REPORT

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Posted by: Fred Addo
Category: KeMA, Keta Municipal Health DirectorateI

The Municipal Health Directorate operates within the local government as one of the decentralized departments with a mandate to deliver quality health care services to the population within the municipality and beyond.

The operational population of Keta municipal as projected from the 2010 census, based on an annual growth rate of 1.9%, is as follows:

Keta Municipal    –    80,528 (source National Demographic survey)

Children < 1 year –     3,741  

Women in reproductive age – 22,447. 

The health service operates within 2 sub-municipalities namely; Anyako and Keta. 

Health services are provided by 2 hospitals, 5 health Centers, 4 CHPS compounds and 4 private clinics. Physician Assistants heads the sub districts and they work with teams of clinical and preventive health workers to provide a wide range of services to community members. The municipality has two main hospitals which serve as the referral centers for other health centers and CHPs compounds.  At the community level, there are about 62 child and maternal health outreach points, 23 trained traditional birth attendants and 19 inactive Community Based Surveillance volunteers (CBSVs). The 2 hospitals have a total bed capacity of 200 (KMH-110. SHH-90). The total staff strength is over 700 with 11 Doctors (1 specialist) and 15 Physician Assistants. Nurses/Midwives constitute about 50% of the staff population with a little over 15% being para medicals and about 150 casual workers. Within this quarter, the municipality received 9  newly posted staff mainly nursing category to complement the current staffing situation.

MISSION

“To provide quality health service responsive to the needs of all persons living in Keta and beyond by implementing approved health sector policies, increase access to health service and manage prudently resources available for health service provision”.

VISION

People living in Keta municipal are healthier, wealthier and happier through the provision of the highest quality of health services through stakeholder collaboration

CORE FUNCTIONS OF GHANA HEALTH SERVICE/MUNICIPAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE

All the activities carried by the Municipal Health Services are structured to achieve the four (4) main strategic objectives of the Ghana Health Services which are:

1. Ensure sustainable, Affordable, Equitable, and easily accessible Health services (Universal Health Coverage.

2. Reduce Morbidity and Mortality, Intensify Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

3. Enhance Efficiency and Governance and Management 

4. Intensify Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases and ensure the reduction of New HIV/AIDS and other STIS, especially among the Vulnerable Group)

At the district level, curative services are provided by the municipal hospital and Sacred Heart hospital, a faith based at Abor. Public health services are provided by the Municipal Health Management Team and the Public Health units of the two (2) hospitals.  The Municipal Health Directorate (MHD) provides supervision and management support to the lower level facilities at the sub-districts level. At the sub-district level both preventive and curative services are provided by the health centers, CHPS zones as well as outreach services to the communities within their catchment areas.  Basic preventive and curative services for minor ailments are being addressed at the community and household level with the introduction of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS).  

Among the key functions of the department includes:

  • Ensure access to quality affordable health services at all levels
  • Implement approved policies, standards and operational guidelines determined set by the ministry.
  • Promote healthy lifestyles and living
  • Establish effective mechanisms for disease surveillance, prevention and control
  • Provide relevant in-service training to enhance the skills of staff
  • Manage assets and properties of the services
  • Perform any other function that is relevant to the promotion, protection and restoration of health.
  • Collaborate with local and traditional authorities to promotes health
  • Collaborate with decentralized departments to manage all Public Health Emergencies 

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KETA MUNICIPAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE 1ST QUARTER REPORT

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Author: Fred Addo

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