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Table 4.3    Targets to be Achieved by the Second Five-Year Health Sector Programme 
Priority Target 
Measures 
2000 
GPRS 
(2004) 
2nd 5-Year 
Programme 
(2006) 
Health Status 
U5MR per 1,000 
IMR per 1,000 
MMR per 100,000 
Life expectancy 
107.6 
56.7 
214 
58 
95 
50 
160 
58 
95 
50 
160 
58 
HIV/AIDS/STI
：
 
HIV/AIDS control in health 
sector  
HIV prevalence 
3 
3 
2.6 
Malaria
：
 
Strengthening malaria control   
Percentage use of ITN for 
pregnant woman and 
U5MR  
 
 
 
Tuberculosis
：
 
DOTS strategy 
Cure rate 
Case detection rate 
43%  
60% 
Guinea Worm Disease
：
 
Elimination of Guinea worm 
Number 
of 
cases 
7,402 0 0 
Strengthen EPI and Eradication 
of Polio 
－
 
Reproductive Health   
Mother and Child Health 
Ante natal care 
Coverage, % with 
supervised delivery 
Family planning 
47 
44 
 
14.3 
 70 
50 
 
40 
Surveillance
：
clinical, 
pharmaceutical and laboratory 
practice 
Percentage meeting 
international quality 
standards 
66%  
80% 
Source: Government of Ghana (2003), Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy 
Ministry of Health (2001), Second 5-Year Health Sector Programme of Work 2002-2006 
 
The Second Five-Year Health Sector Programme sets forth specific target indicators; to 
reduce the rate of infant/child mortality by two-thirds by 2015; to cut the rate of 
maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015; to reduce the HIV infection rates by 25% 
among those 15-24 years old by 2015, and to decrease TB and malaria mortality by 
50% by 2010.