HEALTH FUNDING

Although there have been significant improvements in institutional support in prenatal, delivery, and postnatal services for women, gaps remain in economic and geographic accessibility to needed care for many marginalised communities. Anaemia remains a calcitrant public health challenge prevalent among pregnant women, adolescent girls, and preschool-age children. The prevalence of undernutrition among preschool-age children remains unacceptably high. Furthermore, the country is also grappling with overnutrition, particularly among adult women: One in two adult women is either overweight or obese. Women and children bear the brunt of the double burden of malnutrition (both undernutrition and overnutrition) in Ghana. The causes of all forms of malnutrition are multifactorial, requiring multisectoral linkages to address issues of availability, accessibility, and utilisation of safe, diverse, and nutritious foods in vulnerable groups and communities in Ghana.