Please support Prof. James Akazili – Candidate for AfHEA Board (English-speaking West Africa)

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Michel Adurayi Amenah

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Sep 10, 2025, 9:57:03 AM (3 days ago) Sep 10
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Dear Respected AfHEA members.

I’m writing to respectfully encourage your vote for Prof. James Akazili as AfHEA Board Member (English-speaking West Africa). His record in health financing and primary health-care systems strengthening is both rigorous and impactful. Here are three landmark projects/publications (with links):

  1. Equity in health-care financing in Ghana (IJ for Equity in Health, 2011)
    Prof. Akazili’s widely cited study documented that Ghana’s overall health-care financing is progressive (driven by taxes), but informal-sector contributions and out-of-pocket payments are regressive, highlighting critical reform needs for fair financial protection.
    Read: Who pays for health care in Ghana? (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011) → https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-9276-10-26 (BioMed Central)

  2. GEHIP – Child survival impact (PLOS ONE, 2019)
    Prof. Akazili co-authored the evaluation showing the Ghana Essential Health Interventions Program (GEHIP) reduced neonatal mortality by about half in intervention areas—a major systems-strengthening success in northern Ghana.
    Read: The child survival impact of GEHIP (PLOS ONE, 2019) → https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218025 (PLOS)

  3. GEHIP – Costing & value for money (PLOS ONE, 2019)
    He also co-authored the GEHIP costing showing very low per-capita costs (≈ US$1.79 financial; US$1.07economic over 3 years) while catalyzing the expansion of community-based primary care (CHPS).
    Read: Cost of implementing GEHIP (PLOS ONE, 2019) → https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0211956 (PLOS)

For his full bio (Dean, School of Public Health, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences), see: https://soph.cktutas.edu.gh/profile/prof-james-akazili/ (School of Public Health - CKT-UTAS)

Thank you for considering his candidacy for AfHEA Board (English-speaking West Africa).

Warm regards,
Michel.

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Chers membres respectés de l’AfHEA,

Je vous invite respectueusement à voter pour le Prof. James Akazili comme membre du Conseil de l’AfHEA (Afrique de l’Ouest anglophone). Son parcours en financement de la santé et en renforcement des systèmes de soins primaires est solide et déterminant. Voici trois projets/publications phares (avec liens) :

  1. Équité du financement des soins au Ghana (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011)
    L’étude très citée du Prof. Akazili montre que le financement global est progressif (impôts), mais que les contributions du secteur informel et les paiements directs sont régressifs, soulignant des besoins de réforme pour une meilleure protection financière.
    Lire : Who pays for health care in Ghana? (2011) → https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-9276-10-26 (BioMed Central)
  2. GEHIP – Impact sur la survie de l’enfant (PLOS ONE, 2019)
    Le Prof. Akazili est co-auteur de l’évaluation montrant que le programme GEHIP a réduit d’environ moitié la mortalité néonatale dans les zones d’intervention—un succès majeur de renforcement du système dans le nord du Ghana.
    Lire : The child survival impact of GEHIP (PLOS ONE, 2019) → https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218025 (PLOS)

  3. GEHIP – Coûts & efficience (PLOS ONE, 2019)
    Il est également co-auteur de l’étude de coûts montrant des coûts par habitant très faibles (≈ 1,79 US$ financiers ; 1,07 US$ économiques sur 3 ans) tout en stimulant l’extension des services communautaires (CHPS).
    Lire : Cost of implementing GEHIP (PLOS ONE, 2019) → https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0211956 (PLOS)

Biographie complète (Doyen, École de Santé Publique, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences) : https://soph.cktutas.edu.gh/profile/prof-james-akazili/ (School of Public Health - CKT-UTAS)

Merci de considérer sa candidature au Conseil de l’AfHEA (Afrique de l’Ouest anglophone).

Cordialement,

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Michel Adurayi Amenah | Doctoral Researcher | Health Economist

NIHR Global Health Center for NCD Control in West Africa

"Driving Data-Driven Solutions for Healthier Futures in Africa and beyond"

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