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Ghana: NDC to roll-out additional social protection initiatives

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/10/2017 - 11:34

Ghana Web (26.09.2016) The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has affirmed that under its next government structure (2017-2021) it would roll-out additional social protection initiatives to sustain the livelihood of the vulnerable and lift others out of poverty.

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Ghana: Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection outlines strategic measures to improve lives

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 04/10/2017 - 11:32

Ghana Business News (10.02.2017) The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba says the new government is committed to ensuring the effective implementation of all legal and policy frameworks that provide opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable groups to be effectively involved in national development.

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Ghana: Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection outlines strategic measures to improve lives

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 04/05/2017 - 16:15

Ghana Business News (10.02.2017) The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba says the new government is committed to ensuring the effective implementation of all legal and policy frameworks that provide opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable groups to be effectively involved in national development.

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Ghana: Gender Ministry establishes social protection committees

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 14:30

News Ghana (23.07.2016) The Committee members selected from the districts assemblies are expected to facilitate targeting, identification and selection of beneficiaries to benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme under the African Health Market Project (AHME).

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Ghana: Trust to mobilise more funds to help implement social protection policy

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 07/06/2016 - 15:10

Graphic Online (05.07.2016) A trust is to be established to provide an opportunity to mobilise funds largely from outside the Consolidated Fund, to help with the implementation of the Ghana National Social Protection Policy (GNSPP) over the next 15 years.  

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Ghana: National Social Protection Policy to Address Poverty, Social Inequalities and Other Vulnerabilities

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 06/20/2016 - 15:15

allAfrica.com (16.06.2016) Ghana has developed a National Social Protection Policy to guide the consistent and systematic provision of relevant programmes aimed at poverty reduction and the provision of relief for sections of the Ghanaian society who, for any reason, are unable to provide for themselves.

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