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The Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, the official development arm of the Government of Japan has produced a Flagship Video documentary to tell the progressive story of the challenges and successes with accessing healthcare in the Upper West Region of Ghana through the eyes of a daughter of the land. It details the roles played by JICA, Ghana government, the local community, its leadership and other well-meaning stakeholders.

The Documentary will be shown on GTV (17th March at 8:00pm and 20th March at 9:30pm), UTV (17th March at 5:00pm and 20th March at 5:00pm), TV3 (15th March at 5:30pm and 19th March at 1:30pm) and Joy News (10th March at 6:30pm and 12th March at 7:30pm) in English and Akan.

The 26-minute documentary, shot at many parts of the Upper West, detailed key challenges faced by the Region, the gradual and progressive journey to access healthcare and the future of healthcare in the Region: Life Course Approach.
Before the year 2006, the Upper West Region of Ghana was one of the most deprived and under-developed regions in the country. The Ministry of Health established that more than 75% of the region’s population had to travel over 8kilometres to access basic community health services.