THE Ghana Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations in Health has embarked on a massive membership drive to enable it to streamline and expand its activities in the communities, especially among the urban poor.
It has become necessary to step up the activities of the coalition in the face of the rise in diseases among the urban poor and it seeks to do this by pooling resources from the numerous NGOs in Health to undertake projects, instead of the present situation where the duplication of functions is retarding progress on the health front.
The Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Coalition of NGOs in Health, Mr Eric Agbozo, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, said the impact of NGOs in Health could be considerable when they came under one umbrella.
He said membership was open to all organisations whose work impacted on health, both locally and internationally, faith-based organisations (FBOs), academia, professional groups, research institutions and networks of NGOs.
He said the Coalition of NGOs in Health, established in 2000, was the outcome of the Dakar Declaration by the World Health Organisation to streamline and co-ordinate the activities of all NGOs in the country for greater impact.
He said the coalition had drawn up a constitution and established a management team, with a 15-member board to supervise its activities to achieve its objective of assisting to ensure quality health for the people.
He said already more than eight NGOs which had operated separately had joined the coalition to ensure efficient delivery of health services to the vulnerable in society by supporting health activities in the communities.
Mr Agbozo commended the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ghana for assisting the coalition to undertake its activities in the health sector, especially carrying out advertisements in its membership drive campaign in the communities.
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