What fraction of Ghana's healthcare facilities are under private ownership?

• A. 1/2
• B. 1/3
• C. 2/3
• D. 1/4

Answer: (B)

The key idea is understanding who owns and operates facilities in the health system. Private ownership includes both private-for-profit providers and faith-based or mission facilities that are not government-owned. When you count all healthcare facilities in Ghana, roughly one-third are privately owned, with the remaining two-thirds being public or mission/government-supported. This balance reflects how, in many settings, the public sector plus mission-based facilities form the majority of facilities, while private providers constitute a minority in terms of facility numbers. For example, if there were 900 facilities total, about 300 would be privately owned.