Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana
Ghana has made deliberate efforts to invest in health and education in the last 60 years, which has resulted in substantial gains in both economic growth and human capital outcomes. This case study examines the recent human capital developments in...
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okr-10986-342052021-05-25T09:57:47Z Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana Blunch, Niels-Hugo HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ADULT LITERACY TERTIARY EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL STUNTING HEALTH INSURANCE WATER AND SANITATION EDUCATION OUTCOMES UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Ghana has made deliberate efforts to invest in health and education in the last 60 years, which has resulted in substantial gains in both economic growth and human capital outcomes. This case study examines the recent human capital developments in Ghana in the context of the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, launched in 2018. First, it identifies the two components that have been key drivers of the Ghana’s improving HCI scores in recent years, namely childhood stunting and enrollment rates. The study then goes on to identify the specific policies and programs in Ghana that are probable contributors to the favorable developments in childhood stunting and enrollment rates with the aim of enabling policymakers in other countries to learn from what worked and what did not work in Ghana as they embark on their own national journeys to build human capital. In so doing, the paper deliberately focuses on multisectoral initiatives. The report finds that some of Ghana’s most successful programs and policies have included strong elements of a whole of government approach, involving not just either the health or education sectors but frequently both, as well as other sectors, such as agriculture and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene). These successful programs and policies include the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP); the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) (especially in the beginning as sustainability has increasingly become an issue in later years); water and sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities; Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE), including the innovative financing provided by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), and adult literacy programs. 2020-07-27T14:32:33Z 2020-07-27T14:32:33Z 2020-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/243181595394321175/Building-Human-Capital-Lessons-from-Country-Experiences-Ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34205 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Ghana |
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HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ADULT LITERACY TERTIARY EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL STUNTING HEALTH INSURANCE WATER AND SANITATION EDUCATION OUTCOMES UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
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HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ADULT LITERACY TERTIARY EDUCATION HUMAN CAPITAL STUNTING HEALTH INSURANCE WATER AND SANITATION EDUCATION OUTCOMES UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Blunch, Niels-Hugo Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana |
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Ghana has made deliberate efforts to
invest in health and education in the last 60 years, which
has resulted in substantial gains in both economic growth
and human capital outcomes. This case study examines the
recent human capital developments in Ghana in the context of
the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, launched in 2018.
First, it identifies the two components that have been key
drivers of the Ghana’s improving HCI scores in recent years,
namely childhood stunting and enrollment rates. The study
then goes on to identify the specific policies and programs
in Ghana that are probable contributors to the favorable
developments in childhood stunting and enrollment rates with
the aim of enabling policymakers in other countries to learn
from what worked and what did not work in Ghana as they
embark on their own national journeys to build human
capital. In so doing, the paper deliberately focuses on
multisectoral initiatives. The report finds that some of
Ghana’s most successful programs and policies have included
strong elements of a whole of government approach, involving
not just either the health or education sectors but
frequently both, as well as other sectors, such as
agriculture and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene). These
successful programs and policies include the Ghana School
Feeding Program (GSFP); the National Health Insurance Scheme
(NHIS) (especially in the beginning as sustainability has
increasingly become an issue in later years); water and
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities; Free Compulsory
Universal Basic Education (FCUBE), including the innovative
financing provided by the Ghana Education Trust Fund
(GETFund), and adult literacy programs. |
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Blunch, Niels-Hugo |
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana |
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana |
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana |
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana |
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences – Ghana |
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building human capital : lessons from country experiences – ghana |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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