As part of efforts to ensure accountability and evidence-based engagement with policymakers, STAR Ghana Foundation is in the process of establishing a robust manifesto tracker.
The tracker is to systematically monitor government commitments in the health sector, Mr Raymond Danso, Portfolio Manager, Right to Services at STAR-Ghana Foundation said.
Mr Danso noted in an interview with journalists in Accra on Thursday, March 13, 2025, on the sidelines of a National convening on tracking government commitments in the health sector. "We have gathered to look at the key manifesto promises, the key themes, the different intervention areas, and really looking at how best we'll be able to monitor progress and also support the government to be able to achieve that vision. "One of the things we have tried to do is to put up a manifesto tracker, which essentially will guide our work in terms of what are we monitoring, how are we collecting the data, how are we analyzing the data, and what feedback we are giving to the government, and for which reason where areas that we need to intensify our advocacy.
So that is the purpose for this convening, is to strengthen our collective advocacy and to make it clear for us what we are going to monitor as part of government efforts within the health ecosystem." The government has made a number of policy propositions in the budget regarding the health sector. ]For instance, the government had decided to uncap the National Health Insurance (NHIS) levy and the full allocation of funds to the health insurance sector.
