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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Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II)

Ghana, N/A

The policy outlines strategies to achieve it main goal of improving upon the socieconomic status of the country. The sectors that the policy aims to impact are the agricultural and industrial sector for the medium...

Ghana • 2006 • National Development

Minerals and Mining Act

Ghana, Ministry of Land and Natural Resources

This Act dicusses the authority of the Minister in respect to land reservation and mineral grants. The Act also discusses different types of licenses, e.g. reconaissance license. It outlines the settlement of disputes between the...

Ghana • 2006 • Mining

Digital Terrestrial Television (Dtt) Broadcasting Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Communications

The main objective of this Policy on the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television in Ghana is to create the policy environment for the smooth migration of analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial television (DTT)...

Ghana • 2006 • Information, Communication, and Technology

Communicable Diseases Analysis Book

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The analysis book serves as a module for the technical guidelines, and integrated disease surveillance and response in Ghana. It serves as a complimentary effort towards improved surveillance at all levels.

Ghana • 2005 • Health

Health Sector ICT Policy and Strategy (Final)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The Health Sector ICT Policy and Strategy charts a roadmap for the exploitation, development, and deployment of ICT to accelerate service delivery processes. It is guided by the Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy.

Ghana • 2005 • Health

Policy Guidelines on Traditional Medicine Development

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The Government of Ghana has long recognised the importance of traditional medicine, as evidenced by various efforts at establishing traditional medical centres. The objective of this policy is to provide a general direction and framework...

Ghana • 2005 • Health

Management of Ozone Depleting Substances and Products Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The regulations do not apply to imports or exports of controlled substances or products that are intended to be used for medical purposes as may be prescribed by law”. It clearly states that no person...

Ghana • 2005 • Environment and Climate Change

Stamp Duty Act

Ghana, Ministry of Trade and Industry

The Act revises the Stamp Act of 1965

Ghana • 2005 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

National Petroleum Authority Act

Ghana, Ministry of Energy

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...

Ghana • 2005 • Environment and Climate Change

Ghana National Drug Policy, Second Edition

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The policy aspires to serve as a guide to the pharmaceutical sector in Ghana. It targets critical areas, among which include: legislation and regulatory control, local manufacture, herbal medicines, drug procurement and supply management, quality...

Ghana • 2004 • Health

Healthcare Quality Assurance Manual

Ghana, Ghana Health Service

This manual generally addresses health workers, especially those delivering services at the sub-district level. It hopes to provide them with the essential knowledge and skills to plan and implement quality assurance in their health facilities.

Ghana • 2004 • Health

National Health Insurance Policy Framework for Ghana (Revised Version)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This framework advocates for the concept of cross-subsidization, equity, solidarity, and re-engineering of the health insurance system in favour of the poor and underprivileged in society. The framework is based on legislative updates to the...

Ghana • 2004 • Health

National Gender and Children Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs

The specific objectives of the policy include: to redress imbalances which arise from existing gender inequalities through policy review; legal reforms and enforcement of existing legislation; to provide a national framework from which policies are...

Ghana • 2004 • Gender and Human Rights

Livestock Development in Ghana Policies and Strategies

Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture

The policies and strategies note the importance of the livestock sector in Ghana in terms of its contribution to the economy, food security, nutritional requirements, and source of income and livelihood of the resource-poor rural...

Ghana • 2004 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Ghana Meteorological Agency Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The act establishes the Ghana Meteorological Agency with its powers and responsibilities. It is charged with advising the government on meteorological issues, issuing weather reports and forecasts, approving the establishment of a meteorological station, advising...

Ghana • 2004 • Environment and Climate Change

Ghana Maritime Security Act

Ghana, Ghana Maritime Authority

The Maritime Security Act applies to ships on international voyages: passenger ships, cargo ships, pleasure craft, mobile offshore drilling units off Ghanaian waters, and port facilities within the country. The provisions of the act do...

Ghana • 2004 • Maritime

National HIV/AIDS and STI Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The main objective of the policy is to underpin the national response to HIV/AIDS in order to create the conducive environment to ensure sustained political commitment and support for effective action against HIV/AIDS/STIs in the...

Ghana • 2004 • Health

The Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Communications

This policy represents Ghana’s push to attain its vision for ICT. This is in line with the worldwide recognition of the importance of ICT for national development. It strives to realize the vision to transform...

Ghana • 2003 • Information, Communication, and Technology