Ashanti Regional Profile
The Ashanti Region lies in the southern half of the country and occupies 24,389 sq. km. or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. It shares a common boundary with Bono East Region in the north, Central Region in the south, Western-North in the south west, Ahafo Region in the west, Bono Region in the north west and Eastern Region in the east.
TAshanti is the most heavily populated region in Ghana, with a population of 5,924,298 for 2020 (Projection from the 2010 Housing and Population Census, Ghana Statistical Service). It has a population density of 242.9 per sq. km. The region has 43 districts and 195 sub-districts. Kumasi has the highest population of 36.1% of the regional population. About 47% of the populations are in rural areas. The region has a large proportion of hard-to-reach areas especially in the Afram Plains sections of Sekyere Afram Plains, Ejura Sekyedumase, Sekyere Central, Bosome Freho, Offinso North and Asante Akim North districts
Our Mandate
The Regional Health Directorate (RHD) represents the administrative apex of health services delivery within the region. The mandate is to provide and prudently manage comprehensive and accessible health services with special emphasis on primary health care at regional, district and sub-district levels in accordance with approved national policies. The RHD also works with headquarters, health partners, and other stakeholders to increase access to health services, through the provision of health infrastructure, human resources, logistics/health commodities, public health and clinical care interventions
Key Responsibilities
Generally, the region implements and monitors health Sector policies, ensures effective coordination of activities, judicious management of health resources (human, logistics, equipment and infrastructure) and provides guidance and technical support to the lower levels. More specifically the region engages in the following:
Ensuring access to health services at the district, sub-district and community levels by providing health services or contracting out service provision to other recognized health care providers in the region.
Undertaking effective management and administration of the health resources within the region
Promoting healthy lifestyles and good health habits among the public through effective and targeted health education
Developing appropriate strategies and setting technical guidelines to achieve national policy goals/objectives
Implementing and monitoring health policies, strategic plans, protocols, standards and guidelines set up by national in the region
Planning and delivery of clinical interventions
Planning and management of public health programmes in the region
Establishing effective mechanism for disease surveillance, prevention and control in the region
Strengthening public health action to reduce impact of emergencies and disasters on health in the region
Supportive supervision, monitoring and evaluation of programme implementation
Human resource management (including staff welfare)
Transport, equipment and estates management
Data collection, analysis, reporting and feedback
Collaboration with key stakeholders in health (NGOs, Community leaders, Decentralized departments, CBOs, etc.)
Contact Us
Get in touch with the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate
Phone
No phone number provided
rdhs.ar@ghs.gov.gh
Address
Ashanti Regional Health Directorate
Ghana Health Service, Ghana