Research findings from the Children's Department of the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) has revealed that Ghana is making progress in combating issues affecting child survival and development.
This was made known during a regional dissemination workshop organized by the Department of Children for stakeholders including civil society organizations, district assemblies, the media and traditional authorities.
The research, done between 2002 and 2006, showed that child labour, child trafficking, streetism and child abuse have been reduced as compared to the past years.
The right of children to education has also improved remarkably as many children are enrolling in schools.
It however stated that the quality of education is not good while child survival poses another major problem that needs to be addressed as about 80, 000 children died every year before they reach five years of age.
The research findings said malaria was one of the leading causes of infant mortality.
It also said there were some harmful socio-cultural practices including the “trokosi system” and giving priority to boy child education while neglecting the girl that contributed to poor child development.
It recommended that traditional authorities develop pragmatic measures to nib in the bud negative cultural practices affecting child survival and development.
Mr. Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi and Mr. Israel Akorobortu both researchers at the Children's Department who presented the findings explained that in 2002, world leaders at a summit held in New York under the UN Special Session on Children adopted a five- year progress report on the implementation of issues affecting children dubbed, “World Fit for Children” and to continuously review and improve upon it.
They explained that the main aim of the programme was to eliminate all issues affecting children by 2015 and appealed to all stakeholders to help in this direction.
Participants appealed to government to adequately resource all agencies dealing with children's welfare to effectively discharge their functions.
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