Bono East Regional Profile
The Bono East Region was created on 13th February 2019 by Constitutional Instrument (CI) 113 with Techiman as the Regional Capital. It was carved out of the erstwhile Brong Ahafo Region. The Region has eleven (11) Assemblies under its jurisdiction: one (1) metropolitan, five (5) Municipal and five (5) District Assemblies
The Region is located in mid Ghana and serves as a transit for travelers from the South to the Northern part of Ghana. It has a 2024 projected population of 1,308,862 from the 2021 Population and Housing Census with an average population density of 55 people/Km2(17-375 people/Km2). The Region covers an area of 23,654.54km2, representing ten percent (10%) of Ghana’s total land size
The region has seven (7) municipal/district hospitals with four (4) districts still lacking a district hospital. Among the seven hospitals are three (3) Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG)-managed, while four (4) are government-owned. There are four (4) Agenda 111 Hospitals in Pru West, Sene East, Nkoranza North and Techiman North under construction at varying levels of construction.
The total number of health facilities has increased from 392 to 421, with 318 functional CHPS facilities, though less than 50% have compounds. Most newly established facilities include CHPS compounds, private hospitals, and clinics, enhancing healthcare access.
Private health facilities, which make up about 20% of the region’s health facilities, play a significant role in service delivery. However, they are mainly concentrated in urban centers such as Techiman, Kintampo, and Nkoranza South.
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 Bono East Regional Health Directorate
Phone
+233 050 620 2600
rdhs.be@ghs.gov.gh
Address
Bono East Regional Health Directorate
Ghana Health Service, Ghana