Case Study of ANINWAH Medical Center
Case Study of ANINWAH Medical Center
Case Study of ANINWAH Medical Center
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INI'RODUCTION<br />
Amnwah <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Center</strong> (AMC) a pnvate medH-al<br />
center on the outskirts <strong>of</strong> the rural l.ommumty ot Emena<br />
Ghana was estabhshed m Apnl 199 I by a U S -tramed<br />
Ghaman physIcian to provide atfordable quahty healthl.dl e<br />
AMC provides both prohtable and subsidized service" The<br />
money made by serving wealthy clIents enables AMC to<br />
SUbsidize quality care for the poor<br />
AMC was conceived as a general h01>plta] <strong>of</strong>fenng<br />
"erVlce1> m area'> 1>uch as general medlcme surgery<br />
obstetncs and gynecology pedlatncs tdmJly planmng dnd<br />
pnmary healthcare The concept mcluded trammg village<br />
health workers to provide baSIC care for the surroundmg<br />
commumty It was founded as a sOl.1a] enterpnse to provide<br />
dttordable healthcare for all Ghamdns pdrtlcularly the rural<br />
dnd pen-urban poor and not as a means to generate a<br />
per1>ona] proht for the founder
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