Irene Agyepong
Biographic Data
| ID | 1743651 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Agyepong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene |
| FAMILY NAME | Agyepong |
| SIGNATURE | AGYEPONG I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghana Health Service, Dodowa Health Research Center, Hospital Road, Matetse, Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Institutionalizing linkages between informal healthcare providers and the formal health system in Nigeria
With most households in rapidly urbanizing cities in low- and medium-income countries using private and informal providers for basic healthcare, the need to establish linkages with the formal sector is paramount in the drive for universal health coverage. Successful and effective linkage of informal healthcare providers to the formal health system requires an understanding of prevailing contextual factors and how they can be modulated to support …
Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana
The Role of the Private Sector in the Covid-19 Pandemic
As societies urbanize, their populations have become increasingly dependent on the private sector for essential services. The way the private sector responds to health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic can determine the health and economic wellbeing of urban populations, an effect amplified for poorer communities. Here we present a qualitative document analysis of media reports and policy documents in four low resource settings-Bangladesh…
‘It’s far too complicated’
Implementation research on sustainable electrification of rural primary care facilities in Ghana and Uganda
Access to energy is essential for resilient health systems; however, strengthening energy infrastructure in rural health facilities remains a challenge. In 2015–19, ‘Powering Healthcare’ deployed solar energy solutions to off-grid rural health facilities in Ghana and Uganda to improve the availability of maternal and child health services. To explore the links between health facility electrification and service availability and use, the World Hea…
Countdown to 2030
Equity aspects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana
Anthropological Methods for Malaria Interventions
Anthropological interest in health and illness has taken on a far stronger applied edge in the past two decades, as anthropologists have gained employment in government ministries of health and with disease control programs, joined nongovernment organizations involved in the delivery of health care and community development, and accepted government consultancies with clear, practical outcomes in mind. In the field of disease control, one aim has …
Anthropological Methods for Malaria Interventions
Anthropological interest in health and illness has taken on a far stronger applied edge in the past two decades, as anthropologists have gained employment in government ministries of health and with disease control programs, joined nongovernment organizations involved in the delivery of health care and community development, and accepted government consultancies with clear, practical outcomes in mind. In the field of disease control, one aim has …
Equity aspects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana
Countdown to 2030
‘It’s far too complicated’
Implementation research on sustainable electrification of rural primary care facilities in Ghana and Uganda
Access to energy is essential for resilient health systems; however, strengthening energy infrastructure in rural health facilities remains a challenge. In 2015–19, ‘Powering Healthcare’ deployed solar energy solutions to off-grid rural health facilities in Ghana and Uganda to improve the availability of maternal and child health services. To explore the links between health facility electrification and service availability and use, the World Hea…
The Role of the Private Sector in the Covid-19 Pandemic
As societies urbanize, their populations have become increasingly dependent on the private sector for essential services. The way the private sector responds to health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic can determine the health and economic wellbeing of urban populations, an effect amplified for poorer communities. Here we present a qualitative document analysis of media reports and policy documents in four low resource settings-Bangladesh…
Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana
Institutionalizing linkages between informal healthcare providers and the formal health system in Nigeria
With most households in rapidly urbanizing cities in low- and medium-income countries using private and informal providers for basic healthcare, the need to establish linkages with the formal sector is paramount in the drive for universal health coverage. Successful and effective linkage of informal healthcare providers to the formal health system requires an understanding of prevailing contextual factors and how they can be modulated to support …
Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)