According to the 2021 District League Table, the Upper East Region is the second best performing region in the area of health. Out of a possible score of 100, the region scored 75.5. The North East Region beat the Upper East Region in health delivery and was ranked first in the country with 90.5 out of a possible score of 100.
The Upper East Region was followed closely by the Ahafo Region that scored 74.3 out of a possible score of 100. The Ahafo Region was followed by the Northern Region with a score of 71.9. Meanwhile, the Upper West Region placed 5th, while the Savannah Region placed 7th making it the least ranked region in Northern Ghana.
Within the Upper East Region, the Bawku Municipality came tops with a score of 27.19 out of 35. The Nabdam District followed with a score of 24.03 while the Talensi District followed with a score of 23.39. The Tempane and Pusiga Districts were the 4th and 5th best performing districts within the region.
Meanwhile, the Bolga East District, Kassena-Nankana West District, Builsa North Municipality, Kassena Nankana Municipality and Binduri District were identified as the 5 least performing districts.
The District League Table (DLT) is developed as a tool for tracking national development and highlighting MMDs that are doing well and those challenged in terms of wellbeing of their populations. The DLT has raised issues regarding quality-of-service delivery and disparities in wellbeing among the 261 MMDs. The bigger objective is generating action by Government and its MDAs towards ensuring better prioritisation and equitable resource allocation has not been fully achieved.
The DLT is to “enable Government gain better understanding of the status of wellbeing across the districts in the country. To provide the evidence and basis for more equitable resource allocation and social investment to reduce disparities between districts. To increase social accountability around service delivery between national/local government and citizens; and to improve state responsiveness in development and service delivery at the district level.
Read full report here: DISSEMINATION OF 2021 DLT REPORT,
Upper East Region
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
