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Cost of implementing a community-based primary health care strengthening program: The case of the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program in northern Ghana.

Edmund Wedam KanmikiJames AkaziliAyaga A BawahJames F PhillipsJohn Koku Awoonor-WilliamsPatrick O AsumingAbraham R OduroMoses Aikins
Published in: PloS one (2019)
The per capita cost of implementing the GEHIP program was low. GEHIP project investments had a catalytic effect that improved community-based health planning and services (CHPS) coverage and enhanced the efficient use of routine health system resources rather than expanding overall primary health care costs.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
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