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Autor/inn/en | Abukari, Ziblim; Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa; Kuyini Mohammed, Abdulai |
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Titel | Education and Health Care Policies in Ghana: Examining the Prospects and Challenges of Recent Provisions |
Quelle | In: SAGE Open, 5 (2015) 4, (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 2158-2440 |
DOI | 10.1177/2158244015611454 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Public Health; Public Policy; Access to Health Care; Access to Education; Economic Factors; Political Issues; Intervention; Equal Education; Health Insurance; Lunch Programs; Grants; Hunger; At Risk Persons; Poverty; Ghana |
Abstract | Education and health care policies in Ghana since independence have been universalist in approach providing free universal health care and free basic and tertiary education until the early 1980s. Precipitated primarily by a severe drought, stagnant economic growth, mismanagement, and political instability, Ghana undertook major economic reforms with prodding from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in a bid to salvage the economy. These economic measures included cost recovery and cutback spending in education and health sectors. However, in recent years, purposive targeted interventions have been pursued to address inequalities in education and health care. These new programs include the Education Capitation Grant, school feeding program, and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which are propelling Ghana toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The prospects of these programs in addressing disparities in access to education and health care in the country and recommendations for improved delivery are discussed. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |