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Ghana: Media urged to improve coverage on social protection issues

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 05/04/2016 - 15:05

starrfmonline.com (30.04.2016) The Communications Manager of Challenging Heights Ghana, Miss Pomaa Arthur, has admonished Ghanaian journalists to improve their coverage on social protection and child-sensitive issues by involving people with less power and influence in public exchanges and debate.

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Ghana: LEAP Beneficiaries Enrolled On Interbank Payment System

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 14:09

Peacefmonline.com (15.04.2016) A total of 146,074 beneficiary households in the 185 districts under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme have been enrolled onto the Ghana Inter-bank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) electronic-payment platform.

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Ghana: IMANI’S review of social sector as presented in President's SONA

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 15:40

Pulse (14.03.2016) This paper traces key social protection programs since 2013 as presented by the President in the State of the Nation addresses and links the outputs as described by the President to the outcomes achieved.

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ghana
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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities

[Report] Strengthening coherence between agriculture and social protection: Ghana country case study report

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 16:44

FAO (01.03.2016) This study forms part of seven country case studies carried out as part of the FAO project “Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection”. Ghana was selected as one of the countries because of its emerging social protection agenda and the presence of a now well-established National Social Protection Strategy, along with the growing importance at policy level attached to issues of coherence and coordination.

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ghana
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Extension of coverage
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Ghana signs €31.6m employment programme agreement

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 02/23/2016 - 15:59

Yen.com.gh (23.02.2016) Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has signed a 31.6 million Euro agreement with the European Union to provide social protection for employment. The employment programme also has macroeconomic significance, by being in line with the policy priorities of both the Ministries of Gender and Employment.

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ghana
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Employment

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Unicef Applauds Ghana's Achievement in Social Protection

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 02/12/2016 - 10:23

AllAfrica (09.02.2016) The Deputy Director of the United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) in charge of Programmes, Her Excellency Vidhya Ganesh has commended Ghana for it success in the implementation of several social protection programmes which are helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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ghana
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Family benefits

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How Social Protection Reduced Poverty In Ghana - Minister

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 02/09/2016 - 15:46

OsunDefenderOsunDefender (09.02.2016) Ghana’s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur has announced that the poverty level in the country has been reduced from 51.7 per cent to 24.4 per cent as a result of a number of social protection measures and strategies introduced by the government.

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ghana
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Extension of coverage
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Ghana calls for social protection support to achieve SDGS.

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 16:37

ghanaweb.com (05.02.2016) Ghana today (January 4, 2016) urged the international community to support social protection systems that would help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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ghana
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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

Ghana: ‘ICT is the game-changer in universal healthcare’

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 01/14/2016 - 08:59

Ghanaweb (13.01.2016) Professor Richard Adanu, Dean of the School of Public Health of the University of Ghana, has said the application of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to the healthcare industry would help address universal healthcare challenges.

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ghana
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Ghana: Social protection is not handouts package – Gender Ministry

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 15:38

onlinegh.com (04.01.2016) Mr Kwesi Armo-Himbson, Chief Director Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on Monday debunked the perception that promoting social protection in Ghana amounted to offering handouts to beneficiaries which will encourage laziness.

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