Health

Stories from Ghana about Health

USAID's Health program aims at decreasing mortality among women and children under five by expanding access to quality health services and reducing the impact and spread of malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases, and increasing the use of family planning. The program empowers individuals and communities to adopt positive health practices and strengthens the capacity of community and district-level health officers to plan and manage health programs.

Activities include:

• Preventing and controlling malaria
• Improving maternal and child survival
• Reproductive health and family planning
• Nutrition
• Reducing transmission of infectious diseases and diarrhea
• Reducing transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS