Summary of Key Development Problems
The key development problem of Upper Denkyira district can be summaries as follow:- District Assembly

•   Inadequate office and residential accommodation for staff.
•  Inadequate qualified personnel
•  Integration of decentralized departments not fully realized
•  Inadequate logistical support
•  Misunderstanding of the District assembly concept
•  Low level of community participation in decision-making.
•  Inadequate office infrastructure for the Sub-Structures
• Local Government Finance
• Low revenue base of the District Assembly
• Low   recovery   of   loans   under   poverty   alleviation/Ineffective   financial management practices.
• Ineffective financial management practices

 Security

• Inadequate logistical support
• Ineffective security services

 Key Community Needs and Aspirations
As part of the data collection exercise and to ensure community involvement and participation in the plan preparation, community members/Area councils were requested to source out the needs and aspirations of the various communities within the District

Education
Poor and inadequate school Infrastructure
Inadequate Teachers
In effective community participation in school management
Poor teacher - pupil ratio
Inadequate Teacher Accommodation
Ineffective Supervision

Health
Poor Health among the populace
Poor Health Infrastructure
Traditional beliefs
Poor attitude of health workers
Inadequate Health personnel
Poor doctor-patient ratio
Incidence of HIV/ AIDS
Low Patronage of the DH1S
Difficulty in tracking and caring for HIV/AIDS patients

Water and Sanitation
Inadequate access to potable water
Inability of communities to pay commitment fee of 5%
Poor sanitary condition
Inadequate toilet facilities
Poor drainage system
Poor settlement layout