Accra, Ghana — Ladies well being leaders play a significant function in constructing the resilience of communities and well being programs. In Ghana, ladies are offering vital management in any respect ranges of the well being sector to ship a well being system that responds to the wants of the inhabitants.
To strengthen the capability of girls leaders and managers within the well being sector to assist ship a extra strong well being system in Ghana, the World Well being Group (WHO) with help from the UK Authorities by the Division of Well being and Social Care (UK-DHSC) organized a capability constructing for ladies well being leaders as a part of the Well being Workforce Programme.
The in-person coaching is a part of a four-month WHO Pathways to Management for Well being Transformation Programme, to reinforce the capability of well being leaders to steer the transformation agenda of the well being sector. This coaching, which was initially designed for the WHO workforce, has since been prolonged to WHO member international locations in response to the request by well being ministers on the seventieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa.
This all-female group of trainees is the third cohort of well being leaders to obtain management coaching in Ghana and is in fulfilment of the Ministry of Well being’s agenda of 60% allocation of this coaching alternative to ladies.
The Management for Well being Transformation goals to supply the required high-level management and strategic help to senior leaders within the well being sector to allow them to rework well being outcomes of their international locations.
“Stereotypes proceed to influence the expansion and affect of girls well being leaders, leading to a management hole. This coaching will place our ladies well being leaders to make the best distinction in addressing well being sector challenges and reworking the well being system,” famous the WHO Consultant to Ghana, Dr Francis Kasolo throughout an tackle on the ladies well being leaders coaching.
For the ladies well being leaders, the coaching has enhanced their capability to deploy their strongest abilities and a state-of-the-art understanding of what it takes to handle obtainable sources to attain Ghana’s strategic well being priorities.
“From this transformational management coaching, my path to changing into a strategic chief is obvious. I’ve learnt how I can create an setting that may improve crew efficiency,” mentioned Dr Shirley Owusu-Ofori, the Performing Chief Govt Officer of the Nationwide Blood Service. “I’m going to institutionalize mentorship and help for crew members as that’s an efficient option to get the very best out of them”.
“The lesson right here is obvious. We should construct an appreciative management character to encourage well being staff to ship the very best service. That is what will information my operations on the Western Regional Well being Directorate,” added Dr Gifty Amugi, the Deputy Director of Public Well being for the Western Area.
The members additionally pledge their dedication to make use of the data from the coaching to groom the subsequent technology of leaders.
“This coaching has actually been transformational for me,” acknowledged Mrs. Vivian Addo Cobbiah, Deputy Chief Govt, Operations for the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Authority (NHIA). “I’ve been outfitted with the right information to construct an efficient crew and groom the subsequent technology of leaders for the well being sector”.
Since 2021, a complete of 81 senior well being managers in three cohorts have benefited from the Management for Well being Transformation Programme. WHO stays dedicated to fostering an enabling setting for high-level ladies management to steer nationwide and world efforts to rework well being outcomes.