civil society organisations

Civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been charged to be agile and responsive to emerging trends of people’s rights and equitable access to development in order to attract the needed funding from donors. This, according to Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye – a seasoned researcher, policy analyst and a development management expert, has become necessary in an era when the sector is faced with dwindling funding sources. “Institutional leadership for national NGOs in the West African sub-region must develop the capacity to be predictive and be able to forecast the critical factors that can affect their organisations. I think…

The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance, a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs), has welcomed the imposition of excise duty on products classified as unhealthy and harmful to humans; saying this will save government millions through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The group said a 20% increase on taxes for alcoholic, tobacco products and sweetened drinks – also known as sin taxes – passed by parliament last month will serve as a disincentives for the availability, accessibility and affordability of sugar-sweetened beverages and other unhealthy commodities such as tobacco, which in the long-run cause serious ill-health effects on users……