Annual Programme of Work 2005 - Ministry of Health

2. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS
Government seeks to improve child survival, promote adolescent health, safety of
motherhood and ensure a healthy workforce by reducing the incidence and prevalence of
illness, injury and disability and the prevention of premature death.
Vision of the Health Sector
• Improved health status and reduced inequalities in health
outcomes of all people living in Ghana
Goal
• Working together for equity and good health for all people living in
Ghana
The strategic objectives of the second Five-Year Programme of Work (5POW II) shown
in box below provide the basis for priority action in health with special emphasis on
bridging the inequalities gap. In line with the principles and objectives of the Ghana
Poverty Reduction, implementation in 2005 will give priority to developing and targeting
health programmes and services to the poor people, to the deprived regions and districts,
and to the most vulnerable in society such as the elderly.
The Strategic Objectives of the Five Year Programme of Work 2002 – 2006
• Increased geographical and financial access to basic services
• Better quality of care in all health facilities and during outreaches
• Improved efficiency in the health sector
• Closer collaboration and partnership between the health sector and communities,
other sectors and private providers both allopathic and traditional
• Increased overall resources in the health sector, equitably and efficiently distributed.
• Bridged inequity gap in access to quality health services with emphasis on the four
deprived regions
• Sustainable financing arrangements that protects the deprived and vulnerable
Also in line with the theme of the 5YPOW II, ‘Partnerships for Health: Bridging the
Inequalities Gap’ the MOH will implement multiple strategies for addressing inequalities
in health through extensive partnership with other agencies and providers such as other
Ministries, the Private Sector and Civil Society.
Sector wide targets for measuring progress towards the vision of the health sector have
been defined in the table below. The table spells out where we were in 2001, the baseline,
what had been achieved as at end of 2002 and 2003, the targets we intend to achieve by
the end of 2005 and targets to be achieved by the 2006. Specific expected outputs have
also been defined for each intervention.
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