Why “free maternal healthcare” is not entirely free in Ghana: a qualitative exploration of the role of street-level bureaucratic power
Urgent measures are required to address the structural and administrative issues confronting Ghana's free maternal health policy; otherwise, Ghana may not achieve the sustainable development goals targets on maternal and child health.
Authors
- Vivian Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0775-902X)
- Edmund Wedam Kanmiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-5222)
- Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3809-2671)
- Emmanuel Kofi Gyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9906-4850)
- Cheryl A. Moyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5796-157X)
- Kennedy A. Alatinga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-5934)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (AU)
- Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-024-01233-4
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.76