Capacity assessment of structural Primary Health Care Centre’s in Ahoada West Local Government Area. Quality systems can help to manage change while maintaining a high quality of care. A new model of quality systems inspired by the works of Donabedian has three factors: This study adopted a descriptive, cross-sectional study (survey) and population of the study comprises of primary health care centers staff in Ahoada West Government Area. The study yielded a sample size of 237, and adjusting for a 10% non – response rate. However, the Local Government Council has only 14 HCs and all these were included in this study.  The objectives of this study were to determine the capacity s of primary health care in Ahoada west local government area to render quality health care services. The instrument for the study was a structural quality protested questionnaire on facilities and equipment’s as predictors of effective health care delivery service and checklist of items on infrastructural quality and equipment.  All 14 (100%) primary health care facilities in Ahoada West Local Government Area implement Essential Drug List Regulation. The 14 (100%) primary health care facilities have anti-malarial and haemathinics. Twelve (85.7%) of the health facilities have oral Re-Hydration solution (ORS) sachets; two (14.3%) of the facilities did not have oral Rehydration solution sachets. Thirteen (92.9%) of the primary health care facilities have analgesics; one (7.1%) did not have analgesics. Eleven (78.6%) of primary health care centers in the Local Government have anti-convulsant drugs; three (21.4%) did not have anti-convulsant drugs.

However there was need to improve in equipment maintenance, 2- way referral system, nutrition and catering services. Health care service delivery is optimal in PHCS in Awelga:  greater percentage of staff rendering service are well trained (94.1% of staff have at least tertiary education), health promotion / counseling services, immunization water- sanitation, strict compliance to Bamako initiative of essential drug list, out- reach service are carried out. Health care workers should ensure that they have adequate knowledge on how to handle their equipment. 

Keywords: Human’s Resources, Structural Quality, Primary, Health Care, Capacity, Assessment.