In 2006, Ghana passed a Disability Rights Bill which proposes that by 2016 Ghana will provide disabled persons in the country with a variety of services and equal employment opportunities. This article presents interviews conducted with community leaders from the Greater Accra region of Ghana in 2009, examining the current views of persons with disabilities in the country. Using qualitative ana...

In 2003 the Government of Ghana established a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to improve health care access for Ghanaians and eventually replace the cashand-carry system. This study evaluates the NHIS to determine whether it is fulfi lling its purpose in the context of the Millennium Development Goals #4 and #5 which deal with the health of women and children. We use Propensity Score Ma...

In 2003 the Government of Ghana established a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to improve health-care access for Ghanaians and eventually replace the cash-and-carry system. This study evaluates an important aspect of its promise in the context of the Millennium Development Goals #4 and #5 which deal with the health of women and children. We use Propensity Score Matching techniques to bal...

Abstract Anecdotal evidence suggests that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute substantially to mortality, morbidity and disability in Ghana. Nonetheless, no data are presently available on Ghanaians with from major NCDs, such as hypertension, diabetes stroke. Using the 2007/2008 Ghana World Health Organization Study Global Ageing Adult (SAGE) applying ordinary least squares techniques, ...

Abstract It has been over a decade of petroleum revenue utilisation in Ghana. Yet, there is dearth research on Ghanaians’ sentiments management However, indicates that investigating citizens’ and addressing their grievances could prevent conflicts promote better natural resource-rich countries. So, this study investigated about its contribution to the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme Gha...

BACKGROUND In many low and middle income countries (LMICs), the distribution of adulthood nutritional imbalance is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to overnutrition. This complex problem poses a huge challenge to governments, non-state actors, and individuals desirous of addressing the problem of malnutrition in LMICs. The objective of this study was to systematically review the l...

The right to development (RTD) remains a controversial subject at the international level due disagreements over its nature as collective and people’s right. This notwithstanding, RTD is recognised by African human rights system encompassing all fundamental freedoms. Besides, ratification of Charter on Human Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), which recognises coupled with implicit recognition in 1992 Con...