Healthy Hearts, Healthy Africa

Why Ghana?

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Against the high number of conditions in the country, there are 556 hospitals: 5 teaching hospitals, 44 faith-based hospitals, 209 public hospitals, and 298 private hospitals, many of which also have a faith basis.

Our Solution

Empower Ghana is a social business committed to improving lives and promoting health through research and innovative projects. The projects are backed up over 15 years of extensive research and experience. By leveraging our expertise with similar successful projects in Argentina and China, we aim to create impactful solutions that empower communities to thrive.

Telemedicine and Referral

Leveraging Digital Technology: By utilizing digital technology, the initiative aims to overcome traditional barriers to healthcare access and deliver services efficiently and effectively. This digital platform enables remote monitoring, regular interactions, and the digitalization of healthcare processes.

Patient and Family Empowerment

Our program gives patients and their loved ones more control over healthcare decisions. This means providing them with information, building their knowledge, and including them as active participants in the care process.

Consultations

Promoting Gender Equality & Empowering Nurses: The business model places a strong emphasis on training and empowering young nurses. Through specialized training, access to tools, and utilization of software, the model enhances their capabilities and enables them to provide high-quality healthcare services that go beyond their traditional scope of practice.

Education and Research

Evidence-Based Approach: The business model draws on recent studies conducted by consortium members and research findings from team members. This evidence-based approach ensures that the services provided align with proven effectiveness and best practices.

Care Coordination and Monitoring

Emphasizing Prevention and Remote Monitoring: Shifting the focus from a reactive to a proactive healthcare model, the initiative places a strong emphasis on prevention and regular remote monitoring

Outreach

Targeting the “Unreached” Population: Focus on serving remote areas from Ghana. Recognizing the unique healthcare needs of this group, the initiative aims to address their health challenges, which have been largely overlooked by the traditional healthcare system.

Our Team

International research groups

Prof. Charles Agyemang

Prof. Eric Moll van Charante

Prof. Edo Richard

Implementing Partners

Dr. John Boateng

Dr. Kwame Fobi Oduro-Boateng

International development team

Diederik Geuze

Joost Geuze

Dirk Cameron

Our Partners

Our Projects

Hatice Research Project (2014 - 2019)

The healthy ageing through internet counselling in the elderly (HATICE) trial aimed to determine whether a coach-supported internet intervention for self-management can reduce cardiovascular risk in community-dwelling older people.

Prodemos Research Project(2018 - 2023)

The aim of this project is to make an evidence-based dementia prevention strategy using mobile Health accessible to those at increased risk of dementia who are usually not reached by preventive medicine.

Centre of Excellence for Community Health Empowerment (CHE) - Current

CHE aims to enhance cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention strategies for high-risk populations in Ghana and across West Africa.