Administratively GHS is organized at 3 levels:
· National level
· Regional level
· District Level
Functional Levels
Functionally GHS is organised at Five (5) Levels:
· National Level
· Regional Level
· District Level
· Sub-district Level
· Community Level
GHS is governed by a 12-member Council-The Ghana Health Service Council.
Its functions are:
· Ensure the implementation of the functions of the Service
· Submit to the Minister recommendations for health care delivery policies and programmes
· Promote collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Teaching Hospitals and the Service
· Advise the Minister on posts in the Service and other matters that the Minister may request
National Level
· Ghana Health Service Council
· Office of the Director General and Deputy Director General
· Eight National Divisional Directors
Regional Level
· Regions are headed by 10 Regional Directors of Health Services
· Supported by Regional Health Management Teams
· Regional Health Committees
Districts Level
· All 110 districts are headed by District Directors of Health Services
· Supported by the District Health Management Teams
· District Health Committees
· Sub District Health Management Teams
The above administrative levels are organised as Budget and Management Centres or Cost centres for purposes of administering Government of Ghana and Developmental Partner Funds.
. There are a total of 223 functional BMCs and 110 Sub-Districts BMCs of Record. A break down of the BMCs are as follows: Currently, the headquarters of the GHS is managed as one BMC; 10 Regional Health Administration, 8 Regional Hospitals, 110 District Health Administrations and 95 District Hospitals.
Act 525 mandates that the following categories of staff belong to the Ghana Health Service:
· Health personnel in the employment of the MOH immediately before the coming into force of the ACT 525
· All who will be employed by GHS or seconded to it after the coming into force of GHS
Child Health 