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. 2012 Dec;46(4):241–250.
POLICY/LEGAL FRAMEWORK EXAMPLES
ECONOMIC POLICY AND BUDGET Budget allocation to
  1. Ministry of Health,

  2. Department of Social Welfare,

  3. CHRAJ,

  4. Ministry of Justice,

  5. Social Protection Programmes

GHANA SHARED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
AGENDA (GSGDA) COSTING FRAMEWORK
DECENTRALIZATION POLICY
  1. Local Government Act,1993, Act 462,

  2. Local Government Service Act, 2003, Act 656, District 3) Assembly Common Fund Act, 1993, Act 455

HEALTH POLICIES AND LEGISLATION
  1. Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals Act, 1996, Act 525,

  2. Ghana National Drugs Policy (2004),

  3. Public Health Policy,

  4. Mental Health Policy (Updated?),

  5. Mental Health Act

  6. Other Draft Health Bills,

SOCIAL PROTECTION
  1. National Health Insurance Act, 2003, Act 650,

  2. National Social Protection Strategy,

  3. National Lotto Act, 2006, Act 722,

  4. Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP).

  5. Social Grants for the vulnerable.

DISABILITY
  1. United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),

  2. National Disability Policy

  3. Persons with Disability Act, 2006,Act 715,

  4. District Assembly Common Fund Act,1993, Act 455..

ACCESS TO JUSTICE
  1. Mental Health Review Tribunals as part of the Human Rights Court, Human Rights Division of the Judicial Service,

  2. Legal Aid Scheme Act, 1997, Act 542,

  3. Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Act, 1993, Act 456,

  4. Right to Information Bill,