Ghana

Currency: Cedi (GHS)

Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Major Cities: Accra

Ghana is a Western African country sharing borders with the Gulf of Guinea, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. The country’s climate is tropical-warm and dry along the coast and hot and dry in the north-with a terrain that is largely low plains. 

With a population of approximately 30 million people, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa after Nigeria. The major ethnic groups of the country include the Akan, Mole-Dagbon, Ewe, and Ga-Dangme, with the English language regarded as the official language of the country.Ghana operates a unitary and presidential system of government that is administratively divided into 16 regions, including Accra, the country’s capital.  The country’s economy is a market-based economy dominated by the agricultural sector which accounts for 20 percentof the country’s GDP and employs over 50 percent of the labor force. The country is also the second-largest producer of cocoa which is a major source of foreign exchange to the economy along with other commodities such as gold and petroleum. The major problems facing the country include public sector corruption and youth unemployment challenge.

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The Lands Commission Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

The act establishes the Lands Commission to integrate the activities of public service and land institutions. The commission is autonomous and has the objective to promote judicious land usage in accordance with principles of sustainable...

Ghana • 2008 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Electronic Transactions Act 772, 2008

Ghana, Ministry of Communications

An Act by the President and Parliament to provide for the regulation of electronic communications and related transactions, and to provide for connected purposes.

Ghana • 2008 • Information, Communication and Technology

National Water Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

The policy notes the inefficient level at which the current water production and utilization (consumptive and non-consumptive) operates. The national policy follows from the principles of GPRS, MDGs, and NEPAD in providing a framework for...

Ghana • 2007 • Utilities

Biosafety (Management of Biotechnology) Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The regulations make provisions for the appointment of the National Biosafety Committee as the national focal point on biosafety for purposes of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. It defines the functions, powers and duties of...

Ghana • 2007 • Environment and Climate Change

National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS)

Ghana, Ministry of Manpower, Youth, and Employment

The NSPS represents the government’s vision for an inclusive society with sustainable mechanisms for combatting exclusion, poverty, and vulnerabilities. It moves to drive the attainment of its goals by leveraging the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty...

Ghana • 2007 • Humanitarian Affairs

Quality Assurance Strategic Plan for Ghana Health Service (2007-2011)

Ghana, Ghana Health Service

This strategic plan provides the framework for promoting and working towards the achievement of client-focused, safe, and quality clinical care. It includes strategies drawn up to improve general healthcare quality along the lines of healthcare...

Ghana • 2007 • Health

Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II)

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The FASDEP II emphasises the sustainable utilization of all resources and the commercialisation of activities in the agricultural sector. It targets resource-poor farmers and prioritises a maximum of 5 staple crops for achieving food security...

Ghana • 2007 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Reproductive Health Strategic Plan (2007-2011)

Ghana, Ghana Health Service

The strategic plan outlines the national direction for improving reproductive and neonatal health in Ghana for the years under review. It highlights the reduction of maternal and infant mortality as an important contributor to attaining...

Ghana • 2007 • Health

Under Five Child Health Policy (2007-2015)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

A policy that seeks to care for the mother and child from prenatal care through pregnancy up until neonatal and early childhood care. The aim is to reduce the under-five child mortality rate to 40/1000...

Ghana • 2007 • Health

Human Resource Policies and Strategies for the Health Sector (2007-2011)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This policy outlines the basis for decision making regarding planning, training, recruitment, deployment and management. It provides the framework for negotiations on adequate resource allocation for effective human resources in health service delivery in Ghana....

Ghana • 2007 • Health

Land Title Registration (Amendment) Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

These regulations make vocabulary changes to Regulations 90-98, 109 and 111, and deletes Regulation 104. It also details the Second Schedule” on registration fees based on the size of land in the amendment.”””

Ghana • 2007 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

National Health Policy (Creating Wealth Through Health)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The policy views health in its broadest sense as a multi-sectoral programme. It focuses on the physical, social, economic, and spiritual dimensions which can bring total health to individuals, their families and communities.

Ghana • 2007 • Health

Labour Regulations, 2007

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This regulatory document provides guidelines for employment agencies; conditions of employment; organised labour; restrictions, among others.

Ghana • 2007 • Labour

Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732)

Ghana, Ministry of Justice

An Act to provide protection from domestic violence particularly for women and children and for connected purposes.

Ghana • 2007 • Gender and Human Rights

Regenerative Health (Policy Briefing Paper 002)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This strategy aims to shift the emphasis on health from cure to prevention. It prioritises the implementation of healthy lifestyles, dietary practices, and mother-and-child care practices.

Ghana • 2007 • Health

The Millennium Development Authority Act

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

The Act establishes the Millennium Development Authority to facilitate the implementation of the Ghana Programme under the Millennium Challenge Account for the sustainable reduction of poverty through growth. The charge is contained in the agreement...

Ghana • 2006 • Economy

The Millennium Development Authority (Amendment) Act

Ghana, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

The act amends the Millennium Development Authority Act of 2006 to make further provisions for the implementation of the terms of the compact.

Ghana • 2006 • Economy