Paper short abstract:

To reduce health disparities in Ghana, this study investigates how digital health technologies have influenced rural women of reproductive age's access to and use of healthcare services. It aims to understand how the introduction of drones, has tended to reduce health inequalities.

Paper long abstract:

The third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. One way to attain healthy lives and promote well-being is through access to and use of healthcare services amongst the population. However, the utilization of healthcare services among women of reproductive age particularly in the rural area remains low and inadequate. Access to and use of healthcare services, particularly for children and pregnant women, continue to be major public health concerns. This study explores how digital health technologies have shaped access to and utilization of healthcare services amongst rural women of reproductive age to reduce health inequalities in Ghana. Results showed that the introduction of digital technologies such as drones, has tended to reduce health inequalities between women living in rural areas and urban areas. To save and enhance the lives of women of reproductive age, it is more likely that poor and uneducated women in rural areas will have access to essential medications that are transported to medical facilities during deliveries or emergencies.