The Upper East Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has initiated an Annual Performance Excellence Awards program to recognize and reward deserving staff across all levels of the healthcare delivery spectrum in the region.
The innovative scheme, embedded within the Service’s Staff Welfare and Performance Management System, seeks to motivate and reward individual health workers and facilities for exceptional performance and achievements in healthcare delivery.
This was disclosed in a letter signed by Paschal Dongzuing, Deputy Director of Administration, on behalf of Dr Braimah Baba Abubakari, the Regional Director of the GHS.
The letter indicated that the primary goal of the initiative is to instill “a sense of regional pride, patriotism, and professionalism among our health workers, encouraging them to continually strive for excellence in improving healthcare quality and outcomes for the citizens of the region and beyond.”
It said implementation would commence this year, 2026, during the 2025 Annual Regional Performance Review session, and that the event is scheduled for March 24 and 25 at the Dr John Koku Awoonor-Williams In-Service Training and Conference Centre in Bolgatanga.
The letter further announced: “Owing to time constraints, only the institutional and facility-level awards will be considered for the 2025 performance year.”
The Directorate urged staff to support the initiative to ensure its success as they work in unison toward providing quality health service delivery and achieving better health outcomes in the region.
Source: PR Unit, Upper East Regional Health Directorate.
