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The mass media has an essential role to play in rural development. However, some researchers have complained about the media's failure to assist in the development efforts of rural communities. In Ghana, development scholars have constantly criticized the media for its failure to prosecute the development agenda of the deprived areas of the country since independence in 1957. Using the theories of Development Communication and Participatory Development Communication to appreciate the rol...

Decentralized Planning has been described as Ghana's third policy objective to its decentralization programme (Kumbour, 2010). This is referred mostly in literature as the "bottom up" Development Planning which is described as a departure from previous Planning methods also described as the "top down" approach. The main objective of the bottom up strategy to Development Planning is to involve communities in the plan preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The essence...

Many Microfinance Institutions in the Kumasi Metropolis have been plunged into financial crisis and threatens to collapse due to nonperforming loans and high credit risk. Motivated by this back round this study sought to assess the credit management practices of the Microfinance Institutions in the Kumasi metropolis. The objectives of the study were to determine the criteria used in identifying credit worthiness of their clients, identify the problems encountered in the recovery of credits gr...

Academic libraries are critical contributors to knowledge generation which serve a wide spectrum of knowledge seekers. The shift from print to digital information has a high impact on all components of the academic library system. Academic libraries in Ghana seem to be facing overwhelming challenges in the adoption of JCT academic in academic libraries. A total of eight (8) tertiary institutions were selected for the study, with ninety-six (96) respondents made up of librarians, a...

Aims: Parapharyngeal Space (PPS) tumours are rare and may present as painless masses only becoming evident because of their mass effect. The diagnosis is more difficult when they do not present with any obvious clinical features. This case report seeks to highlight this type of tumour and the possibility of transoral resection when the lesion is small. Presentation of Case: We present the case of a parapharyngeal tumour whose mass effect led to a cerebrovascular accident. The lesion was ...

Total Quality Management (TQM) provides a good opportunity to produce quality products in today's competitive business environment. The study sought to assess TQM awareness level among SMEs, the TQM practices SMEs engage in, the challenges faced and ways to promote TQM among SMEs in Ghana. The study revealed that awareness of TQM among SMEs is very low. To conduct this study properly, a questionnaire was designed and administered to elicit from the respondents the appropriate responses. ...

According to the World Health Organization (2012), each child in Ghana experiences an average of five episodes of diarrhea per year resulting in about 8,000 annual deaths, and 17 percent of children under five were found to have diarrhea two weeks prior to the 2014 Ghana Demographic Health Survey. This study examined the relationship between access to water, sanitation and child diarrhea outcomes in Northern Region of which three urban areas (Zogbeli, Kukuo and Tishegu) and three ...

This thesis examines internal revenue mobilisation by the Wa Municipal Assembly. The major research objective of the study was to assess the internally generated funds mobilisation by the Wa Municipality Assembly. A case study design was deployed in the study. Sixty-two respondents were selected using purposive sampling. The study collected primary data using interview and focus group discussions, while secondary data was obtained from reports of the Assembly. The analysis of data...

Recognition of high pregnancy and birth rates among teenagers in Ghana, and its accompanying social, physical, behavioral, economic, and educational consequences for the teenage mother, infant, and society have prompted many initiatives to prevent adolescent pregnancy. This study examined the socio-economic causes of teenage pregnancy, psychological causes as well as its effects on girls' education in the Talensi district of the Upper East region of Ghana. Simple random sampling tec...

The study sought to assess the role of stakeholders in the management of waste and sanitation services in the New Juaben Municipal Assembly. Specific focus was on alalyzing stakeholde-s' priorities, responsibilities and relationships in the management of waste and sanitation services; analyze policy framework for the management of waste and sanitation services as well as the examination of the management outcomes of waste and sanitation services by relevant stakeholders in the municip...

The Agricultural Sector is important for supplying foods to the world's population. A country's resourcefulness in developing its agricultural sector is an indication of its ability to provide sufficient food for its population. In Ghana, agriculture involves crops, fisheries, livestock and all other related activities. However despite its role, food security still remains a challenge in the Wa West district. The study sought to find out the role and nature of Agricultural extension...

The study investigated changing land use patterns and its implications for food production in communities near Wa, Ghana. The thrust of the study is to ascertain whether changing land use patterns in communities near Wa has effects on food production in these communities and how the communities are coping with the phenomenon. Qualitative research design was used for the study. Purposive sampling was employed in selecting respondents. Sample was 123. Data collection methods included inte...

The Local Government Act 462 of 1993 authorises and empowers the district assemblies to mobilise revenue in the form of rates, fees & fines, licenses, rent, among others to help finance projects in their various areas of authority. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of revenue mobilization methods of Local Authorities (LAs) in Ghana, Central Gonja District Assembly (CGDA) as a case study. The objective of the study was to come out with methods that can help CGDA to...

In public procurement, the principle of transparency has been recognized by legislators, government officials, procurement practitioners, academics and professionals alike as a necessary condition for reducing corruption. However, in Ghana, public procurement appears to be one of government activities most vulnerable to waste, fraud and corruption. Among health entities in the Upper West Region, studies have not established whether their processes of procurement are open, fair and transparent...

The purpose of this study was to assess the potentials of Islamic banking in Ghana. Available literature shows that there are efforts to review the Banking Act of Ghana to incorporate the concept and governance of Islamic Banking and Finance aimed at introducing Islamic Banking in Ghana. This move to review the Banking Laws in Ghana for introduction of Islamic Banking; coupled with the differences that exist between Conventional Banking and Islamic Banking according to Joan (2007), form...

Public procurement is key to good public financial management and public resource allocation. Its significance is derived from its role as the vehicle by which typically over 40% of the budget implementation is managed in Malawi and which can be as high as 70% in Uganda. (Agaba & Shipman, 2005). It is the means by which a country's policy objectives are implemented. It is against this background that the government has over the years made various efforts to correct the uncontrolled expe...

Background. Foreign body (FB) aspiration requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis and prompt management to avoid morbidity and mortality. This retrospective study was conducted to review pediatric foreign body aspiration at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). Materials and Methods. The theater records of children managed for foreign body aspiration from January 2010 to December 2016 at the ENT Unit of TTH were retrieved and data summarized with...

Background: Ear, nose and throat (ENT) emergencies are common in the north of Ghana; however, there are no published reports. We conducted a retrospective study of ENT emergencies at the ENT Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). Methods: This was a four-year review of patients admitted for emergency care at the ENT Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital between January 2013 and December 2016. Analyzed parameters included age, sex, diagnosis and outcome of treatment. Results: A total o...

Information technology (IT) can now be used to help companies increase flexibility, satisfy customer demands, adapt to frequent changes in these demands and to improve the quality of their products and services. The study focused on identifying the impact of information technology on supply chain relationship in Ghana by looking at Shoprite Limited.The research set out three objectives; the first objective was to determine the influence of information technologies on organisational performanc...