Ghana

• Providing Doorstep Services to Underserved Rural Populations: Community Health Workers in Ghana

  Providing Doorstep Services to Underserved Rural Populations: Community Health Workers in Ghana , Acqua S., Frelick G., and Matikanya R. (consultants), Capacity Project (part of the Health Workforce 'Innovative Approaches and Promising Practices' Study series), 2006 [236kb pdf]

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• Assessment of the Additional Duties Hours Allowance (ADHA) Scheme: Final Report

  Assessment of the Additional Duties Hours Allowance (ADHA) Scheme: Final Report , Ruwoldt P (Training Resources Group, Inc.), Perry S (Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health), Yumkella F (IntraHealth International, Inc.), Sagoe K (Ghana Health Service), Capacity Project and Ghana Ministry of...

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• Voices from the Field: Glasses For Midwives—At Work They Are My Second Eyes

  “The eyeglasses have helped me to read my [self-paced learning] units without problems, especially at night. At work they are my second eyes... work goes on as normal unlike before. I am so happy because the glasses have improved my sight.” A midwifery superintendent at Yendi...

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• Voices from the Field: Self-Directed Learning Strengthens Bonds Between Midwives And Adolescents

  “I was very afraid, but the midwife was so gentle with me. And after treatment she talked to me about STDs, AIDS and family planning.” For this 17-year-old Ghanaian adolescent, a midwife’s ability to provide both emergency postabortion care and non-judgmental counseling...

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