Oiling the wheels of sub-national development: An overview of development plan implementation in the Western region of Ghana

Ackah, Ishmael; Osei, Edna; Tuokuu, Francis Xavier Dery; Bobio, Crispin

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2018.12.002

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“…This is the difference (or gap) between sub-national government revenue and the actual required expenditures for a sub-national government to meet its responsibilities and implement appropriate development strategies. 44,53 In some dynamic cases, fiscal gaps may also be characterised by the mismatch between budget practices and policy needs. Despite the available physical structure for HEN in the household, they used a public tap that was located in a central point for the whole neighbourhood, a pit privy and only one room had electricity.…”

Section: Category 23: Fiscal Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preparedness to implement national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines: An observational study of primary health care institutions in South Africa

Mooi

Ncama

2022

Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med.

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Background: Despite the long-term consequences of malnutrition in hospitalised patients, nutritional practice guidelines for adults, particularly in the recovery phase are rarely implemented in community based primary health care settings.Aim: This study aimed at assessing the current practice to establish preparedness for effective implementation of the 2016 South African Enteral Nutrition Practice Guidelines for Adults.Setting: This study was conducted in a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, a community health centre, two primary health care (PHC) clinics and one household.Methods: Non-participant observations were conducted to observe 10 purposefully selected health care professionals involved in nutritional therapy provision to adults, a patient on home enteral nutrition (HEN) and a family caregiver. Content analysis helped identify predominant themes that emerged in the study.Results: Observation results showed that the national enteral nutritional (EN) therapy practice guidelines were not available in all health care institutions. Health care professionals were not aware of them and the care users confirmed that they attended HEN related follow-up care at institutions that prescribed and inserted their feeding tubes. Two major themes that emerged in this study include positive factors and negative factors that influence implementation of the guideline.Conclusion: The study identified factors that can have significant influence on the implementation of the national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines, a necessary step for changing clinical practice and thus clinical outcomes of patients. The EN/HEN training and the provision of necessary resources are needed to improve the situation. More research on the strategies for the dissemination of guidelines is essential to improve awareness and thus adoption and implementation.

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Section: Category 23: Fiscal Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preparedness to implement national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines: An observational study of primary health care institutions in South Africa

Mooi

Ncama

2022

Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med.

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“…The government planned to double the renewable energy share to ensure efficient production, use and mitigate climate change. According to the Ministry of Energy [19,[36][37][38] , the renewable energy policy sought to provide sustainable energy consumption, improve production and promote its efficiency [18] . The policy also expresses the hope of ensuring the creation of an efficient energy market that will supply sufficient, viable and efficient energy services for Ghana's economic development [20,[39][40][41] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The policy also expresses the hope of ensuring the creation of an efficient energy market that will supply sufficient, viable and efficient energy services for Ghana's economic development [20,[39][40][41] . Ministry of Energy [38] affirmed that Ghana's Renewable Energy Policy aims at accelerating the development and use of renewable energy and ensure efficient energy technologies. In addition to this, the government wanted to achieve 30% rural electrification with renewable energy technology by 2020.…”

Section: The Purposes Of Ghanaian Government Renewable Energy Lawmentioning

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Renewable Energy Policies in Ghana

2022

J Mod Green Energy

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Objective: Renewable energy policy is a framework used by governments or institutions to address problems related to renewable energy production, distribution, and consumption. The aim of this review is to explore into the goals, instruments and planned measures of the Government of Ghana in the renewable energy resources field.Methods: Methodologically, the review focused and based its findings on the overview and analysis of laws and regulations and other official documents used by Ghanaian Government. Rapid review method was used in evaluation of what is already known concerning the policy and assessing critically current researches through systematic review methods. Results:The results of the study revealed that progress has been made in renewable energy resources sector recently. The midterm targets for the proportion of renewable energy out of the overall energy consumption has been defined; input tariff have been adopted; legislative and socio-economic barriers of increased exploitation for renewable energy resources have been analysed and measures and activities suggested for effective resolution. The outcome of the review revealed that existing renewable energy resources related legislation is imprecise and incomplete. Several bylaws, standards and guidelines are still outstanding. The key renewable energy related documents are also inconsistent, lack clarity and are inaccurately decisive when implementing specific measures of incentives for the production of renewable Innovation Forever Publishing Group

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“…Like other resource-rich nations in Africa, Ghana has experienced some of the difficulties mentioned above since the discovery of oil. Many Ghanaians, especially those living along the country’s western coast, where oil resources were discovered in commercial quantities in 2007, saw the discovery of oil in Ghana’s Western Region as an opportunity to bring enormous advantages and huge impacts on the lives of the people (Nguah and Mensah, 2016; Kpinpuo and Tuokuu, 2017; Ackah et al , 2019; Mohammed et al , 2022). In many communities, including Cape Three Points, Agona Ahanta, Dixcove and Sekondi-Takoradi, and other coastal communities, the hopes and aspirations for the industry to boost economic development, create employment and reduce poverty over the past decade have not been met and could be seen as a source of strikes and misunderstandings (Mohammed et al , 2022; Nguah and Mensah, 2016).…”

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Livelihood access and challenges of coastal communities: insights from Ghana

Mohammed¹,

Tuokuu

Adda

2023

JGR

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discourse on livelihood access and challenges of fisherfolks and farmers within coastal communities in Ghana. Insights from such studies can help to create win-win outcomes between communities and oil companies and give the latter social license to operate. Also, it will help to identify the existing knowledge gaps that still need to be filled and contribute to the overall management of Ghana’s oil resources. It will further contribute to the government’s livelihood diversification programs in oil-producing communities. Design/methodology/approach The study employed the use of qualitative research paradigm to collect primary data in oil- and gas-producing communities in the Western Region of Ghana. Specifically, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted among diverse stakeholders. Findings Findings from the study show that several people and households along the coast of Ghana’s Western Region depend on the fishing industry as their livelihoods. However, fisherfolks are facing several challenges due to oil production. For instance, the quantity of fish harvest has reduced drastically since oil production started in 2010. Farming activities have also been adversely affected. The study has unearthed that the existing social and economic infrastructure are very limited to support the development of the coastal communities in Ghana’s Western Region. The study suggests that to deal with some of the challenges faced by coastal communities, livelihood diversification programs should be introduced. Research limitations/implications Not every community within the oil and gas areas in the Western Region was covered. Future work will address this limitation. Practical implications The study has revealed that the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies need to expedite the process of conducting a comprehensive needs assessment of communities and capture them in their medium-term development plans. Social implications The corporate social responsibility programs will create win-win outcomes between oil companies and communities. Originality/value The study is an original piece of work with data collected from the field. The study will contribute to the efficient management of natural resources in Ghana and other developing countries.

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Oiling the wheels of sub-national development: An overview of development plan implementation in the Western region of Ghana

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Preparedness to implement national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines: An observational study of primary health care institutions in South Africa

Preparedness to implement national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines: An observational study of primary health care institutions in South Africa

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