Review of the health sector's pro-poor agenda - Ghana
In recent years, the government of Ghana has attempted to address inequities in access to health services and to give greater priority to meeting the health needs of the poor.
As part of the Annual Health Sector Review process, a social development consultant from Health Partners International:
- reviewed the health sector component of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy, and the second five-year Programme of Work
- examined health service supply and demand issues from the perspectives of the poor
- reviewed mechanisms for identifying and targeting the poor
- examined inter-sectoral collaboration in support of pro-poor strategies.
Our consultant made recommendations on how to fine-tune the health sector response to poverty alleviation, and options were outlined to:
- improve systems for identifying the poor
- develop a framework for allocating resources to the poor
- strengthen multi-sectoral responses towards pro-poor action.