UGBS Associate Professor, Patience A. Abor, Delivers Guest Lecture on Ghana’s Health System at Chester Business School, UK
Prof. Patience Aseweh Abor, an Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), delivered a guest lecture at Chester Business School, United Kingdom, in the first quarter of the year, 2025. The lecture was titled “An Overview of the Health System in Ghana” and was delivered to the October and February cohorts of the MSc. Health Service Management programme. It was organised as part of Prof. Abor’s ongoing sabbatical engagement with the University of Chester.
Prof. Abor was invited by Dr. Joseph McArdle, Deputy Head of Division – Marketing and Professional Development at Chester Business School. The lecture offered valuable insights into the leadership and operational dynamics of Ghana’s health system. According to Dr. McArdle, the session was designed to support students in achieving key learning objectives of the programme, specifically, the ability to critically evaluate leadership challenges and opportunities in health service delivery, and to reflect on values that foster effective collaboration in contemporary health and social care.
During the session, Prof. Abor described Ghana’s health system as a dual structure comprising public and private sectors, with oversight by the Ministry of Health. She highlighted the role of the Ghana Health Service in public healthcare delivery and discussed key initiatives such as the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which seeks to ensure equitable access to basic care. She also drew attention to persistent challenges, including workforce shortages and logistical constraints, while emphasising strengths like the regulatory framework and innovations such as telemedicine and drone delivery of medical supplies.
Prof. Abor’s presentation enhanced students’ global perspectives on health systems by connecting theory with practical leadership examples from the Ghanaian context. The session also encouraged comparative analysis and concluded with a call for increased investment in health infrastructure, stronger governance mechanisms, broader digitisation, and improved stakeholder collaboration