Since 1999 the Netherlands is also supporting Ghana by providing programme support support. Planned disbursements are at least nlg. The Netherlands is one of the donor agencies which disburse their funds in the health pool account of the Ministry. Financial, reporting and implementation procedures are uniform for all six donor agencies contributing to this pool. The focus of the Programme of Work is the improvement of basic health care at all levels in Ghana.
Current issues are equity, quality of care and human resources development.
Planned disbursements for the Programme of Work are around nlg. Within this framework a number of projects is being carried out for which common procedures have been foreseen. In this context the Netherlands is funding a project on timber certification. Projects in the field of wildlife conservation and wildfire management are being foreseen. Related to this programme two activities are being funded which are carried out by resp.