Decentralization and Governance in the Ghana Health Sector

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Objectives; The Ghana Health System; Tables; Table 1.1: Distribution of facilities by type and ownership; Table 1.2: Facility number and density by region; Figures; Figure 1.1: Levels and institutions in the Ghana health system; Table 1.3: Mean size of hospitals by type, 2008; Table 1.4: Mean size of other facilities and administrative units by type, 2008; Main Issues in the Health System; 2. Literature Review on Decentralization; Conceptual Framework