Ghartey, Adom Baisie2017-07-172017-07-172010-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27590Although Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the worst nutrition indicators in the world, nutrition remains a low priority on the policy agendas of many African governments. This despite the fact that proven interventions are known and available and that investment in them is considered a cost-effective strategy for poverty reduction. This case study is one in a series seeking to understand (1) what keeps African governments from committing fully to reducing malnutrition, and (2) what is required for full commitment. It documents how the Ghanaian government has addressed the issue of malnutrition since Independence, examines what political and institutional factors have prevented full commitment, and identifies what conditions have moved the nutrition agenda forward at different points in time. The primary objective of this study as well as the series as a whole is to help African governments, development partners, and nutrition and health practitioners identify, understand and address the political and institutional obstacles preventing sustainable progress in nutrition.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONAGEDAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALLOCATION OF RESOURCESANAEMIABABYBEHAVIOUR CHANGEBREAST FEEDINGBREAST MILKBREASTFEEDINGCANTEENSCAPACITY BUILDINGCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCAREGIVERSCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD NUTRITIONCHILD WELFARECLINICSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMPLEMENTARY FOODSCOOKINGCOUNSELLINGDEMOCRACYDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDEVELOPMENT PLANSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIABETESDISASTERSDISSEMINATIONDRUGSEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD MORTALITYEATING HABITSECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION ACTIVITIESEMPLOYMENT CREATIONENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHEXERCISESFAMILIESFAMILY HEALTHFAMINEFEEDING PROGRAMMESFERTILITYFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD CONFERENCEFOOD HYGIENEFOOD INTAKEFOOD PREPARATIONFOOD RESEARCHFOOD SCIENCEFOOD SECURITYFOOD STORAGEFOOD SUPPLEMENTATIONFOOD SUPPLEMENTSGOITREGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FOR ALLHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH PLANNINGHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY LIFESTYLESHIGH BLOOD PRESSUREHIVHOME VISITSHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUNGERHYGIENEHYPERTENSIONIDDILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYIMPORTANT POLICYINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINFANTINTERNATIONAL AGENDAINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITIONINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATIONINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONSINTERNATIONAL GOALSIODINEIODINE DEFICIENCYIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERSIRONIRON DEFICIENCIESLACTATING MOTHERSLAWSMALARIAMALNOURISHED CHILDRENMALNUTRITIONMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDRENMALNUTRITION RATESMANDATESMATERNAL DEATHSMCHMEASLESMEDIA COVERAGEMEDICAL ATTENTIONMENTAL HEALTHMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMICRONUTRIENTSMIDWIFEMIDWIVESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTERS OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMOTHERNATIONAL CAPACITYNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL PLANNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL STRATEGYNEWBORNSNUMBER OF PEOPLENURSESNUTRIENTNUTRITIONNUTRITION DEFICIENCIESNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION INDICATORSNUTRITION INFORMATIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITION POLICIESNUTRITION POLICYNUTRITION PROGRAMMESNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITION REHABILITATIONNUTRITION SERVICESNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESNUTRITIONAL NEEDSNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIONISTSOBESITYPEMPLAN OF ACTIONPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY ELITESPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY MAKING PROCESSPOLICY PROCESSESPOLIOPOLITICAL ACTIVISTSPOLITICAL PARTIESPOOR NUTRITIONPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTPOPULATION SECTORPRACTITIONERSPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPROGRESSPROTEINPROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITIONPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF LIFERADIORADIO STATIONSREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITYREGIONAL HOSPITALRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSAFE MOTHERHOODSALT IODIZATIONSANITATIONSCHOOL AGESCHOOL ENROLMENTSCHOOL LEVELSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL WELFARESUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGTELEVISIONTRAINING WOMENTUBERCULOSISTVUNDERNUTRITIONURBAN AREASVITAMINVITAMIN AVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVITAMINSVULNERABLE GROUPSWEANING FOODSWORKERSWORLD FOOD CONFERENCEWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEWORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDRENYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27590