SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana: a history and systematic review of what works, for whom and why.
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- Improving Primary Healthcare: Applying Grapevine (Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trends, sex and socioeconomic inequalities, and future projections of under-five mortality in Ghana from 1992 to 2035.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Integrating a Non-Communicable Disease Care Cascade within Ghana's Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Program: the COMBINE Pilot Implementation Trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Co-creation, co-design or co-production? Reflections on the development of urban health systems implementation strategies to improve access and quality of primary healthcare services in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal and Nigeria.Health research policy and systems · 2026Article
- High-quality primary healthcare: addressing the challenges here and now.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2026Article
- Quantifying inequality in the utilization of healthcare services provided by community-based health planning and services and its correlates in selected urban poor communities in Ghana: an analytic cross-sectional study, 2023.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Assessing the drivers of non-communicable diseases prevention activities in primary health care facilities in Ghana: a case study of some selected districts.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- What does resilience and well-being mean to community health workers? An exploratory study in the upper east region, Ghana.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Low use of data analytics for health sector priority-setting in Ghana: A case for strengthening analytical capacity.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Determinants, barriers, and facilitators of healthcare access for patients with hypertension in rural Ghana: applying the Andersen-Newman model of healthcare utilization.Global health action · 2025Article
- Evaluating factors associated with awareness and attitude towards pre-exposure prophylaxis among cisgender sexually active women in Ghana.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Strengthening maternal healthcare in Ghana: utilizing the community-based health planning and services model as a vehicle.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Context matters: examining factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based family systems care for small and sick newborns across the care continuum.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Maternal immunisation towards prevention of neonatal tetanus: insights from a cross-sectional study in Pru East Municipality, Ghana.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- The intersection of sickle cell disease, stigma, and pain in Africa.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2024Review
- Perceptions of healthcare workers on linkage between depression and hypertension in northern Ghana: a qualitative study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Uncovering the determinants of health in deprived urban neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative and participatory reconnaissance study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Despite renewed emphasis on strengthening primary health care globally, the sector remains under-resourced across sub-Saharan Africa. Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) has been the foundation of Ghana's primary care system for over two decades using a combination of community-based health nurses, volunteers and community engagement to deliver universal access to basic curative care, health promotion and prevention. This review aimed to understand the impacts and implementation lessons of the CHPS programme. Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods review in line with PRISMA guidance using a results-based convergent design where quantitative and qualitative findings are synthesized separately, then brought together in a final synthesis. Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched using pre-defined search terms. We included all primary studies of any design and used the RE-AIM framework to organize and present the findings to understand the different impacts and implementation lessons of the CHPS programme. Results: Conclusions: The clear specification of CHPS combined with a conducive national policy environment has aided scale-up. Strengthened health financing strategies, review of service provision to prepare and respond to pandemics, prevalence of non-communicable diseases and adaptation to changing community contexts, particularly urbanization, are required for successful delivery and future scale-up of CHPS. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=214006, identifier: CRD42020214006.
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