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Ghana's social development outlook:
Even in the IMF programme, the emphasis is not on hurting the vulnerable. The Free SHS is a good thing because an educated population is good but there are some aspects that need to be revised. - Prof. Peter Quartey, Director, ISSER #UPFront

Conversations about funding must be hard to ensure that it is done well. We are not totally against it. The issue is that if too put focus on that at the expense of others, they suffer. - Prof. Peter Quartey, Director, ISSER #UPFront

There has be a good balance so we don't only look at Free SHS but all the other sectors as well. - Prof. Peter Quartey, Director, ISSER #UPFront

We do these key trackings every four years. Within the broad areas of our social fabric, we look at some thematic areas as well. - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront

In some areas, we have made progress and in others, we are not. Some time back we were not doing well with secondary education despite doing well at the basic level. - Dr. Michael Kodom, ISSER #UPFront

Currently, there is a decline in the interest at the basic level with all the focus on secondary education and this is worrying because it is the lower level that feeds secondary education. - Dr. Michael Kodom, ISSER #UPFront

Technology is advancing and it is good for Ghana to catch up but providing tablets instead of textbooks is not the best. These come with some inputs that we don't have readily available. - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront

We can do Ghana good by building more ICT facilities instead of providing these tablets. If the child doesn't have electricity at home, how do they access them? When it breaks, who repairs it and at what cost? - Dr. Michael Kodom, ISSER #UPFront

Given our economic situation, textbooks will be cheaper compared to tablets. - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront

We need to appreciate the jump that the government has made with the increase in the feeding grant but the caterers also deserve to earn their wages. - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront

The money being given is not enough to provide the children with nutritious food. The initial concept was that 80% of the ingredients that goes into the preparation must come from the local markets. - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront

Why are we feeding teachers as part of the Free SHS? I don't think feeding teachers was part of the original idea. Is it possible to wean off these teachers? - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront

People should be very interested in supporting the government because the government is unable to provide all our needs. - Rev. Prof. Yaa Adobea Owusu, Medical Sociologist #UPFront