Institutional Capacity Assessment Report: Ghana
Piloting a New WHO Framework to Support the Development of Public Health Strategies on Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in the Context of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Overview
This report presents the assessment of the institutional readiness to detect, address and prevent health issues associated with ASGM and aims to provide inputs to the MOH on how to best define key priorities in the Public Health Strategy on ASGM. Based on the consultation of MOH representatives and other key agencies and stakeholders concerned with ASGM-related health topics, institutional capacity strengths and challenges in the public health sector were assessed and key stakeholders identified who appear critical for the development and implementation of a public health strategy tailored to the ASGM sector.