Transcript PARIS21 REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR WEST AFRICA MEMBER

PARIS21 REGIONAL WORKSHOP
FOR WEST AFRICA MEMBER STATES
ABUJA, 18- 20TH MARCH 2003
STATISTICAL INFORMATION NEEDS
TO PREPARE MILLENIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG)
COUNTRY REPORT
GHANA
BACKGROUND
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GHANA POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
(GPRS)
The Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS)
represents comprehensive policies to support growth
and poverty reduction over a three-year period (20022004). The government of Ghana aims to create wealth
by transforming the nature of the economy to achieve
growth, accelerated poverty reduction, and the
protection of the vulnerable and excluded within a
decentralized, democratic environment;.
THEMATIC AREAS
GPRS achieved through conscious efforts in 5
Thematic areas, namely,
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Economic stability, Production
employment,
Human resource development,
Special programmes
for the Vulnerable and Excluded
Governance
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DEMAND FOR INFORMATION
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
MDAs
DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES
NDPC
PARLIAMENT
NGOs
CIVIL SOCIETY
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF GPRS
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National Development Planning Commission
Ministry of Finance
Office of President
Ghana Statistical Service
Ministries, Departments & Agencies
District Assemblies
THE ROLE OF GSS IN GPRS
Main sources of information for measuring and
monitoring poverty
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GHANA LIVING STANDARDS SURVEYS (GLSS I-IV)
CORE WELFARE INDICATORS QUESTIONNAIRE
(CWIQ) MONITORING SURVEYS
DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS (GDHS IIII)
These surveys constitute the Ghana Welfare Measuring
System (GWMS) and a strong set of survey instruments
GHANA WELFARE MEASURING SYSTEM
(GWMS)
It provides a wide range of indicators for monitoring
poverty outcomes such as:
 changes in living standards
 access, use and satisfaction with basic social
services
 infant, child and maternal mortality
 fertility levels and
 educational enrolment rates, etc
In fact it provides all the information necessary for
monitoring the core poverty indicators in the GPRS
GWMS (cont.)
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The system is needed to provide benchmarks for measuring national policies and
programmes.
GWMS is complemented by information
derived from the 2000 Ghana population and
housing census as well as by participatory
and other qualitative information that
validate, enrich and interrogate the survey
results.
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
GSS also produces a wide range of macro economic
indicators that facilitate the monitoring of pro-poor
economic growth in Ghana. These include:
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 developments in the consumer price
indicesinflation rates
 real GDP growth by sector
 classification of government expenditure
into functional economic and development
categories
 exports and imports and
 other National Income Indicators.
POVERTY ANALYSIS
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 Poverty mapping
 Poverty Correlates
 SAM based analysis
ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK
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NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF
PRODUCERS & USERS OF STATISTICS
(NACPUS)
SECTORAL STATISTICS WORKING GROUPS
(SSWGs)
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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POLICY MATRIX
MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE
FRAMEWORK (MTEF)
GPRS MONITORING INDICATORS
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The 52 GPRS core indicators relate to 5
thematic areas:
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Macro-Economic stability
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Production and Employment
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Human Resource Development
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Vulnerable and Excluded
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Governance
MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
(MDG) & INDICATORS
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Specific indicators (39) were developed by
UNDP to monitor progress towards the
achievement of the MDG. 13 out of the 39
MDG indicators are covered in the GPRS core
indicators list. Additional 14 MDG indicators
can be obtained from existing information
systems. Thus Ghana will be able to report on
27 out of the 39 indicators. This will be
produced in a special annual report, in June
each year.
SOURCES OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION
FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF
MDG
MDG
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SOURCE OF SI
Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
GLSS, CWIQ
Goal 2: achieve universal primary education
GLSS, CWIQ
MOE
Goal 3: promote gender equality & empower women GLSS, CWIQ
MOE, PARL
Goal 4: reduce child mortality
GDHS, MOH
Goal 5: improve maternal health
GDHS, MOH
Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases GDHS, MOH
Goal 7: ensure environmental sustainability
GLSS, CWIQ
EPA
Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development MOF, NDPC
BOG, GSS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
(MIS)
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PLANINFO –SOFTWARE DEVELOPED TO
CAPTURE STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON
PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS
CURRENTLY BEING PILOTED IN 4 DISTRICTS
ON-GOING PROGRAMMES OF GWMS
SURVEY
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CWIQ II
MATERNAL MORTALITY STUDY
GDHS IV
GLSS V
CWIQ III
YEAR
2003
2003
2003/2004
2003/2004
2005
DISSEMINATION
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WORKSHOPS
PUBLICATIONS
NEWSLETTERS
DISKETTES, CD-ROMS
ETC.
LIMITATIONS
 High turn-over of of skilled staff at GSS
 Limited state-of-the art technology/facilities
for statistical work
 Inadequate
funding
for
statistical
programmes
 Inadequate skills and capability for detailed
poverty analysis
ASSISTANCE FROM DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS
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DEVELOPING REGIONAL AND DISTRICT
DATABASES
TRAINING FOR DISTRICT PLANNING
OFFICERS AND STATISTICIANS
DEVELOPING WIDE AREA NETWORK
LINKING ALL DISTRICTS
PROVISION OF COMPUTING AND
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
CONCLUSION
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Ghana has made great strides through the
statistical system to produce indicators
needed to monitor outcomes & impacts of the
implementation of the GPRS and achievement
of the MDG
There is however the need for adequate
commitment, support and funding from both
government and development partners for
the statistical system to ensure its
sustainability.
MERCI
THANK YOU