Health & Digital Innovation | Ghana

Project for Digital Solutions for Health, Nutrition, and Medical Services

Harnessing digital technology and innovative health solutions to strengthen Ghana's health systems, tackle the double burden of disease, and improve health outcomes for vulnerable communities.

Ghana's health system faces a dual challenge: the persistent burden of communicable diseases such as malaria — closely linked to malnutrition and anaemia — alongside a growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). While digital tools such as eTracker and DHIMS2 have already been deployed in the country, inadequate infrastructure, weak data management systems, and limited human resource capacity have prevented their full potential from being realised at scale. At the same time, community-level health promotion remains underdeveloped, leaving vulnerable populations without adequate access to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment. The Project for Digital Solutions for Health, Nutrition, and Medical Services addresses these gaps through a multi-stakeholder, co-creation approach — deploying cutting-edge health technology, strengthening health data systems, and empowering communities to take charge of their own health outcomes.

Digitising Ghana's Health System for Better Outcomes

From tablet-based electronic trackers scaled across the country to AI-enhanced health data monitoring systems, this project is transforming the way Ghana collects, analyses, and uses health data. Working alongside the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, and private sector partners, UNDP and the Government of Japan are co-creating innovative digital tools for NCD screening, piloting cutting-edge diagnostics for malaria, malnutrition, and anaemia, and strengthening the human resource information systems that underpin Ghana's health workforce — building a smarter, more resilient health system from the ground up.

Digital Health

1

National eTracker Deployed

Tablet-based electronic tracker rolled out and scaled at national and subnational levels to strengthen health data collection and management.

Data Systems

1

DHIMS2 Enhanced with AI & ML

Ghana's national health information system DHIMS2 enhanced through co-created NEC solutions including multi-dashboard capabilities, data-driven insights, and AI.

Disease Management

4

Health Conditions Targeted

Project addresses malaria, malnutrition, anaemia, and non-communicable diseases through innovative diagnostics and community health promotion.

Workforce

1

Integrated HRIS Piloted

Human Resource Information Management System landscape analysed and integrated pilot conducted to improve health workforce planning.

Investment

$4.4M

Project Budget

Total project budget of USD 4,409,171.08 funded by the Government of Japan over a three-year implementation period.

Partnership

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Key partners

Implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, NEC, Sysmex, and KOKO Plus Foundation.