Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in resource-limited settings, including countries like Ghana. Despite notable progress in recent years, malaria continues to pose a substantial burden on healthcare systems and communities, with devastating consequences for individuals and economies […]
Meningitis is one of the deadly diseases that occurs when the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord is inflammed. The disease is usually fatal often requiring immediate medical care. Globally, it is estimated that over 1.2 million cases […]
CfHSS, the Bruker Team and GIDL in pictures We are excited to share the highlights of our recent training program, which aimed to enhance viral load testing capabilities in Ghana. Over two intensive days, we achieved significant progress and […]
The 95-95-95 HIV programme by the WHO ensured that 95% of people in a country know their HIV status, 95% of those who know their status are enrolled on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and 95% receiving ART have attained viral […]
To contain and minimize the spread of infection, prompt and accurate diagnosis is of utmost importance to detect, isolate, treat, and trace infected individuals. Accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 is however complicated by overlapping clinical symptoms such as fever, cough […]
In April 2022, a delegation from the Ghana Health Service, Centre for Health System Strengthening and CDC-Ghana visited Zambia to observe and understudy their sample referral implementation process. From the 12th to 15th of September, 2022, a three-member team […]
The lack of a robust specimen-referral system has resulted in long turnaround times for laboratory results sometimes delaying public health interventions that are needed for saving lives. Access to test results in lower-tier health institutions is critical to enhancing […]
The Management of the Centre for Health System Strengthening (CfHSS) is looking for a motivated person for a full-time position as a Project Coordinator. CfHSS is a non-governmental, not-for-profit and non-political organization that is committed to improving and strengthening […]
CFHSS PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES The 11th Edition of the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) has come to a successful end. The programme took place at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel in […]
A Hazard management workshop has been held for selected courier riders and laboratory personnel in the Northern and Greater Accra regions ahead of the SRS piloting study. This was aimed to build their capacities to ensure compliance with safe […]
