Note on Healthcare in Ghana

This note provides an overview of the healthcare system in Ghana. It discusses the public and private sector as well as traditional medical practice. It also discusses the country’s pharmaceutical industry. It is recommended as a companion to Professor Regina Herzlinger and Ben Creo, “mPharma: Scaling Access to Affordable Care,” HBS No. 323-033 (Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2022, rev. 2023).

mPharma is trying to create the largest pan-African healthcare company ever to provide much needed primary care and a reliable, fairly priced supply of drugs. Founder and CEO Greg Rockson must decide how best to achieve this lofty goal. He must prioritize launching a telemedicine program, expanding his pharmacies across the continent, and/or creating a new payment program to cover the cost of medication. Rockson cares deeply about health equity, but his venture capital financed company must be profitable.