Also known as: CHPS
Community-based Health Planning and Services — healthcare delivery strategy at local level, central to Ghana's Free Primary Healthcare programme expansion.
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Joy Online
… He noted that under the FPHC programme, services would be provided from Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds through health centres to polyclinics. …
Free Primary Health Care to reach all districts by 2028 – Health MinisterThe Ghanaian Times
… The programme delivers promotive healthcare at the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) level and is designed to complement the NHIS, together forming a two-pronged approach to Ghana’s broader commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC): the FPHC anchoring preven …
NHIA releases GH¢35.1 million for Free Primary Healthcare servicesThe Ghanaian Times
… He added that the Authority remains focused on ensuring that healthcare providers, from major hospitals to Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds, receive timely and accurate payments for the services they provide. …
NHIA pays GHS219.8 million to healthcare providersThe Chronicle
… She paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Gbungbaliga Traditional Area, Naa Bapri Gbungbal-Naa Abdallah Abudu Sulemana and visited the Adibo Health Centre, the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound and the Yendi Municipal Hospital. …
Government steps up maternal health drive, emergency care training in Northern RegionJoy Online
… She paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of Gbungbaliga Traditional Area, Naa Bapri Gbungbal-Naa Abdallah Abudu Sulemana, and visited the Adibo Health Centre, the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound, and the Yendi Municipal Hospital. …
Government intensifies campaign against maternal deaths, strengthens emergency care trainingJoy Online
… As part of the visit, she paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Gbungbaliga Traditional Area, Naa Bapri Gbungbal-Naa Abdallah Abudu Sulemana, and toured the Adibo Health Centre, the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound, and the Yendi Municipal …
Government intensifies maternal deaths campaign, emergency care trainingJoy Online
… The Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service in the Upper East Region, Dr Braimah Baba Abubakari, attributed the deaths largely to delays in reporting to health facilities and late referrals from Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds to district and r …
Upper East records 27 maternal deaths despite 100% antenatal care coverageJoy Online
… He noted that Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds are being strengthened and integrated into the government’s free primary healthcare programme. …
Government to transform Upper West into commercial and logistics hub – MahamaJoy Online
… The President urged chiefs and queen mothers to encourage their people to regularly visit Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds and health centres for routine medical check-ups, enabling early detection and treatment of illnesses before they become severe. …
Mahama rallies traditional leaders for Free Primary Healthcare policyJoy Online
… The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) strategy remains one of Ghana’s greatest public health successes. …
GHS outlines four priorities to strengthen Free Primary Healthcare deliveryGhana's Health Minister announced plans to expand the Free Primary Health Care programme to all 261 districts by end of 2028, beginning with 150 districts prioritising underserved areas. The government will distribute over 24,000 pieces of medical equipment, with about 9,000 kits in the initial phase.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Health Minister announced plans to expand the Free Primary Health Care programme to all 261 districts by end of 2028, beginning with 150 districts prioritising underserved areas. The government will distribute over 24,000 pieces of medical equipment, with about 9,000 kits in the initial phase.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Health Insurance Authority has released GH¢35,099,215.84 as first-quarter payment to 107 districts implementing the Free Primary Healthcare programme, launched in April, which allocates resources based on population size to provide preventive care at community level alongside the existing NHIS.
14 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The National Health Insurance Authority paid GHS219.8 million to credentialed healthcare providers on July 1, 2026, covering a backlog of claims from previous years and vetted claims through May 2026. The payment, which brings 2026 total claims disbursed to nearly GHS1.2 billion, was distributed across private facilities (GHS98.24 million), public facilities (GHS80.86 million), and mission and faith-based facilities (GHS40.70 million).
30 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Deputy Minister of Health has launched a maternal mortality reduction drive in the Northern Region through community engagement and emergency care training under the Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme, visiting health facilities in Yendi Municipality to strengthen collaboration among health authorities, traditional leaders and local communities.
14 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Deputy Minister of Health has intensified government efforts to tackle maternal mortality and improve emergency healthcare delivery in the Northern Region under the Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme, engaging community leaders, health authorities, and traditional leaders to reduce preventable maternal deaths.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Minister of Health has intensified efforts to tackle maternal mortality and strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in the Northern Region through the Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme (MMARP), an initiative aimed at reducing preventable maternal deaths through collaboration between health authorities, traditional leaders and local communities.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Upper East Region recorded 100 per cent antenatal care coverage in the first half of 2026 but still saw 27 maternal deaths from January to June, down from 60 in the same period last year. The Regional Director attributed deaths largely to delays in reporting to health facilities and late referrals from community health compounds.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama announced plans to transform Upper West Region into a major commercial and logistics hub by improving border infrastructure, transport networks and trade systems, leveraging the region's strategic location as a gateway to the Sahel and opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has called on traditional leaders to champion the government's Free Primary Healthcare policy in their communities and encourage residents to use CHPS compounds and health centres for routine check-ups. He stressed that preventive healthcare is the most effective way of reducing diseases and avoidable deaths.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Health Service has outlined four priority areas for the success of the government's Free Primary Healthcare programme: strengthening community health systems, investing in health workers, digital innovation, and sustainable financing. Deputy Director-General Dr. Caroline Reindorf Amissah said implementation success will depend on practical execution at the community level, with particular emphasis on expanding the Community-based Health Planning and Services strategy and collaboration between health facilities and local communities.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has endorsed the government's newly launched Free Primary Healthcare initiative, calling it a bold and transformative policy toward Universal Health Coverage. CHAG's Executive Director said the association would actively champion implementation through its nationwide network of health facilities.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Yilo Krobo Municipality has achieved significant infrastructure expansion and improvements in public service delivery within the first year of the NDC administration, according to the MCE. Key accomplishments include completion and commissioning of healthcare facilities, and the assembly's focus on healthcare, education, sanitation, roads, agriculture, and employment creation.
18 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Free Primary Health Care Initiative was launched in the Western Region, with five districts—Ellembelle, Jomoro, Wassa East, Wassa Amenfi West, and Wassa Amenfi Central—selected for the first phase. The programme aims to remove financial barriers to healthcare access as part of efforts toward universal health coverage, with 150 districts nationwide participating initially and all 251 districts expected to join by 2027.
2 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Health Ministry, Parliament and the UN Population Fund have stepped up action against obstetric fistula after figures showed that only 1,096 women out of 3,688 recorded cases between 2016 and 2025 received reparative surgery. The country records about 845 new fistula cases annually while treatment capacity remains significantly lower.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana has inaugurated a Madina Market Free Primary Healthcare Post in Accra and plans to construct a CHPS compound by July. The Minister of Health said the initiative, selected for 150 of 261 districts in the first phase, shifts the healthcare system from "sick care" to prevention and early intervention.
22 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Former Ghana Health Service Director-General Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare has defended the Akufo-Addo administration's Agenda 111 hospital project, insisting it was adequately funded and conceived to address weaknesses in healthcare infrastructure exposed by COVID-19. President John Dramani Mahama has criticised the initiative as poorly planned and financially unsustainable.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Health Insurance Authority paid over GH¢157 million in claims to healthcare providers in April 2026, including outstanding accrued claims dating back to 2019. Private facilities received the largest share, with high-volume facilities accounting for 64 percent of the payments.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister for Health launched the Free Primary Healthcare Policy in Oti Region on May 9, describing it as a milestone to strengthen Ghana's healthcare system and expand access to essential medical services through designated facilities including CHPS compounds, polyclinics, health kiosks, and mobile clinics.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dream Renewables, a Ghana-based NGO, is deploying renewable energy solutions to rural healthcare facilities in the Amenfi West District that currently lack reliable electricity. The initiative addresses critical gaps in nighttime healthcare delivery at off-grid CHPS compounds serving multiple communities.
27 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →