This policy and guidelines document has an overarching goal to establish efficient and effective Accident & Emergency services. This is to reduce disability, morbidity and mortality in hospitals.

Presents the steps required to control non communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana. The steps include: making healthcare affordable for all social classes, providing the resources to detect NCDs early, and integrating them into primary care.

The Wetland Management Regulations designates which water bodies would be Ramsar sites. It authorizes the Minister of Forestry to declare closed fishing seasons and publish them via public media and defines prohibited activities and their associated penalties

These regulations contain how people can apply for timber bidding rights and how the bidding process works

This act details the creation of a Commission to regulate public utilities, the tenure of its members and its functions and limitations. It also details meeting scheduling, payment of allowances, and member illness. There are also rules in the document on the safety standards of delivering public utility services and the disciplinary measures for unmet standards.

An act to provide for the establishment of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and for related matters. It also defines the functions of the Corporation, its board of directors and their tenure of office, functions of the Board, and how the Corporation can generate funds and operate as a company.

An act that establishes the National Petroleum Authority and defines its membership and functions. The Act also outlines: licensing related matters; functions of petroleum service providers; fair use of oil (e.g. preventing the formation of business cartels); petroleum offences, and how managing complaints.

The METASIP serves as the implementation tool for agricultural programmes and policy for 2011-2015. It is in line with the government’s hopes of positioning agriculture as the leading sector for growth and transformation of the economy. The METASIP targets agricultural GDP growth of 6% annually, halving poverty by 2015, in line with MDG 1, and government allocation of 10%. It calls for active private sector involvement in all efforts at intervention and attainment of set targets.

The policy replaces all other related uncoordinated policies and programmes of other Ministries. Recognizing the importance of children as the future of the country, the government recognizes the need to ensure their optimal development into adulthood. The policy guides all stakeholders in their efforts at ensuring comprehensive development of children from the early stages.

This represents Volume 2 of the ESP 2010-2020, highlighting strategies and work programmes. It aims to ensure integration of investment in education with national and regional policies and efforts. The plan is to assist in implementing the broader ESP policy, and offer technical support and assistance to stakeholders.

Volume 1 of the ESP 2010-2020 highlights the policy briefs, strategies, deliveries, and finance. It spells out the Government’s education sector plan for the decade. The fifth instalment of the ESP has 10 policy goals for the education sector: increase access, improve quality, extend and improve TVET, promote health/ sanitation in institutions, improve planning and management, expand science and technology education, improve academic quality and research, expand pre-school education, promote programmes to prevent HIV & AIDS, and to provide equal opportunities.

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 and income diversification. FASDEP II is a revision of FASDEP I and reflects changes in prevalent conditions.

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 national goals and targets. The strategic plan targets improved reproductive health through activities based on strategic objectives.

The government pushes to leverage on ICT in its drive to ensure equitable access to quality education in the country. The three pillars on which it rests are: ICT as a learning and operating tool, integration of ICT into teaching and learning processes, and ICT as a career option for students.

The plan serves as an overview of the policy, detailing the expected deliverables over the five year period.

The guidelines on inclusive education serve as a reference to all stakeholders as an effort to ensure a barrier-free learning environment in public and private schools. It provides assistance and guidance to educational institutions in their provision of minimum access required in various types of school buildings, gadgets, learning equipment and materials, as well as curriculum and pedagogy for the practice of Inclusive Education.

The policy leverages on inputs from a wide range of national and international stakeholders in defining the path of the government towards ensuring equitable access to quality education for all in Ghana, without discrimination or exclusion of any form.

This instalment of the ESP is based on three objectives: improved equitable access to and participation in inclusive education at all levels, improved quality of teaching and learning and STEM at all levels, and sustainable and efficient management, financing and accountability of education service delivery. Along with the Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan 2018-2021, the ESP charts the long term path and aspirations for the education sector.

The Development Plan was conceived alongside the 2018-2030 Education Strategic Plan and the Education Sector Analysis. The plans chart the course of the education sector, as it propels Ghana towards its vision of becoming a learning nation.

The GSGDA is developed subject to a directive of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana, charging government to establish a just and free society through sound policies. The strategy is premised on the need for a more stable macroeconomy, stimulated by prudent exploitation of resources, investments in human capital, infrastructure development, science, research and technological innovation.