By 2024, the Government of Ghana will increase maternity leave to 14 weeks to be implemented across all sectors of the economy and complete national multi-stakeholder discussions on the "Who Pays Principle" to extend it further to a minimum of 18 weeks led by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations.

Nutrition for Growth Commitments

The Government of Ghana is pleased to submit its commitments to the Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 (N4G). These commitments are in line with national priorities, the N4G Principles for Engagement, as well as the three core areas, relating to food systems, universal health coverage, and resilience. The priority focus with respect to resilience will be on the northern regions where the more significant impacts of climate change, longer dry seasons and limited irrigation facilities, and low numbers of health professionals have led to a generally higher prevalence of nutrition and health challenges compared to the rest of the country. Commitments have also been made in relation to the cross-cutting issues of finance and data-driven accountability. Several of the commitments are aligned with the SDG targets 2.2 and 3.4 and those of the World Health Assembly.