The Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI), a school-based health and nutrition program is being adopted as the platform on which to implement a set of school-based health and nutrition activities aimed at improving the school environment to make it more nutrition sensitive.
Schools in Ghana have integrated reproductive health education (RHE) topics into their curricula and School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinators recognize the importance of RHE. However, for RHE to reach its full potential, it needs to be established as a stand-alone subject.
In Ghana, even though it is acknowledged that pregnancies occur among school girls, there are no standard procedures for handling pregnant school girls or dealing with young mothers who want to return to school after childbirth.
These Guidelines are to help Regional and District Directors of Education as well as Heads of Schools to operate safely in the country. It is important to note that the broad guidelines outlined in this document are a general guide and must be
This is a guide on Comprehensive Sexuality and Reproductive Health Education (CSRHE) in Ghana. It is divided into two main sets of guidelines with modules. The first set of guidelines are meant for in-school CSRHE.
This document is a report of a training workshop for School Health Education Programme (SHEP) coordinators at national, regional district and school levels and selected head teachers of basic schools.
In October 2017 a workshop was held in Accra for the conversion of HIV and AIDS alert materials into Braille version for visually impaired pupils and students across Ghana.