Regional Health Directorate- Bono

Bono Regional Health Directorate (RHD), used to be Brong Ahafo Regional Health Directorate. The change in the name was as a result of regional re-organization policy implementation, which led to creation of two new regions (Bono East and Ahafo Regions) out of the then Brong Ahafo Region in 2019.

The RHD is headed by Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Regional Director of Health Service. He is assisted by four Regional Deputy Directors comprising Deputy Director Public Health, Deputy Director Clinical Care, Deputy Director Health Administration and Support Services and Deputy Director Finance. Under each Deputy Director are administrative and technical staff of various qualifications with the responsibility of coordinating health programmes/projects, and technical/administrative units of the RHD.

The RHD is responsible for policy dissemination, stakeholder dialogue, capacity-building, coordination of planning and implementation of health policies and programmes in the region. The Departments under the RHD provide technical support, monitoring and supervisory functions of health services delivered at the district, sub-district, and community level in the region.

Under the RHD, we have 12 Municipal/District Health Directorates headed by Municipal / District Directors of Health Service who provide supervision, technical and management support as well as champion the implementation of health policies and programmes in the districts and sub-districts within the region.

Health services in the region are provided by government, CHAG, private and quasi-government health facilities. The total number of facilities in the region is 461. GHS facilities are 366, private (62), CHAG (25) and quasi-government (8). Health facilities delivering specialists services in the region include Dorma (eye, newborn care), Wenchi (urology), and the Bono Regional Hospital (various specialties including paediatrics, maxillo facial surgery).

As the body responsible for health services in the region, the RHD maintains close links with all other agencies of the Ministry of Health, the local government system, traditional authorities, and other stakeholders in health including development partners, and civil society in the region.