District Development Goals And Objectives
Based on the development problems, potentials, opportunities, constraints and challenges of the district identified during the situational analysis, the process of goal formulation was undertaken collaborating between key stakeholders of the district.  A community interface was organized and with the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II the following goals, objectives and strategies were derived.

Human Resource Development
Goal

• Increased Immunization coverage

Objectives

• To increase immunization from 80% to 90% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Increasing outreach points
2. Accessing hard-to-reach communities and populations
3. Community involvement
4. Scaling up of CHPS
5. Mop-ups
6. Increase staff strength/capacity
   
   Goal
   
   • Reduction in T.B drop out rate

Objective

• To reduce T.B drop out rate from 45% to 10% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Effective case detection/holding
2. Community education and involvement
3. Incentive package for client/enablers
4. Effective case follow-up
5. Intensifying laboratory investigation
6. Capacity building of personnel
   

Goal

• Reduction of incidence of malaria

Objective

• To reduce malaria incidence from 40% to 20% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Provision of ITNs to pregnant women and children under 5yrs old
2. Provision of intermittent prevention treatment (IPT) through the supply of preventive drugs to pregnant women
3. Education on home-based care to mothers and caregivers
4. Effective treatment of cases with Artesunate Amodiaquine
   

Goal

• Reduction in <5year mortality

Objective

• To reduce <5yrs mortality rate form 2.7% to 1% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Effective and efficient immunization
2. Encouraging effective use of IRHs
3. Deworming with effective drugs
4. Advise on proper nutrition/feeding habits
5. Administration of Vitamin ‘A’ capsules as supplementary nutrient
6.  Advise and educate on exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life
   
   Goal
   
   • Adequate Accommodation for staff

Objective

• To provide residential accommodation for Senior Staff by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Dialogue with District Assembly

Goal

• Adequate provision of essential medical equipment

Objective

• To increase essential medical equipment by 10% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Provision of laboratory equipment at the health facilities through appeal to Director of Medical Supplies

Goal

• Improved supervised deliveries due to information, education and communication on cultural beliefs and superstitions

Objective

• To increased supervise deliveries from 45% to 80% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Capacity building of personnel
2. Effective supervision of service providers
3. Focus ante natal care
4. Friendly maternity/labour ward 
5. mproved maintenance culture
   

Objective

• To increase planned preventive maintenance form 20% to 50% by the end of 2009

Strategies

1. Regular monitoring and supervision by management team
2. Procurement of sanitary equipment
3. Yearly minor maintenance of selected facilities
4. Provision of burning pits/incinerators
   

Environmental Health
Goal

• Improved waste management situation in the district

Objective

• To improve upon the waste management situation in the district by 60% by 31st December 2009

Strategies

1. Acquire and register land for treatment and disposal of solid and liquid waste in major towns
2. Acquire additional refuse metal containers and disposal vehicles
3. Increase the size of the sanitary tools pool in the district
4. Support public private partnership in waste (liquid and solid) management 
5. Acquire of cesspit emptier
6. Engage more sanitary labourers
7. Build capacity of Environmental Health Staff to manage waste disposal system effectively
8. Update District Assembly bye-laws on safe management of liquid and solid waste
   

Goal

• Adequate provision of resources made to control insect vectors

Objectives

• To provide enough resources to control insect vectors of diseases in high breeding areas by 31st December 2009

Strategies

1. District Assembly to make a bye-law on communal labour
2. District Assembly to provide funds to purchase fumigators, spraying machines (motorized and coarse) mosquitoes larvacides, and general insecticides
3. Engage casual labourers to weed public areas and desilt public drains during rainy season
4. Institute a District Environmental Health Day in every quarter
   

Water and Sanitation
Goal

• Increased access to potable water in rural and urban communities

Objectives

• To increase access to potable water in rural communities by 70% by 31st December 2009

Strategies

1. Strengthen Public-Private and NGO partnerships in water provision
2. Improve upon management of existing potable water facilities
3. Repair broken down potable water facilities
4. Disseminate information on safe water
   

Goal

• Increased access to potable water rural and urban communities

Objectives

• To increase access to potable water in urban communities by 30% by 31st December 2009

Strategies

1. Access lifeline tariffs for poor urban households
2. WSDBs to design modes of extension of pipe-borne water to reachable communities
3. Review/adjust cost of water connection to houses in poor communities
4. Provide stand pipes at acceptable intervals for poor communities
5. Disseminate information of safe water
   

Goal

• Adequate provision of toilet facilities made in the district

Objectives

• To increase the number of toilet facilities in urban and rural communities by 31st December 2009

Strategies

1. Acquire and register lands for construction of public toilets
2. Encourage effective management of existing facilities
3. Construction of public toilets for communities with less or none
4. Identify and upgrade capacity of latrine artisans in the district
5. Promote house hold latrine construction
   

Goal

• Improved support for middle level manpower sector in the district

Objective

• To increase middle level manpower by 75% in the district by 2009

Strategies

1. Stepping up training programmes for the youth to acquire skills
2. Provide adequate incentives to retain skilled labour
3. Improve labour market and manpower statistics
   

Goal

• Improved support for the vulnerable/excluded and relevant institutions in the district

Objectives

• To improve support for the vulnerable and relevant institutions in the district by 31st December 2009

Strategies

1.  Provision of financial support/micro credit to PLWD
2. Promote provision of legal aid for the poor
3. Provision of alternative dispute resolution mechanism
   

Goal

• Reduced incidence of violence in the district

Objective

• To reduce the incidence of violence to 25% in the district by 2009

Strategies

1. Strengthen the capacities of the relevant institutions for implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Health Insurance
Goal

•  High patronage of health insurance in the Jomoro District

Objective

• To register 15000 fully paid clients through aggressive publicity and sensitization by December 2009

Strategies

1. Sensitizing communities, religious groups, organization and school
2. Training the community collectors
3. Providing adequate incentives for collectors
4.  Establishing registration centres at the various health facilities
5. Educating traditional authorities and other opinion leaders
6.  Embarking on intensive campaigns through the Local FM Stations
7. Employing more hands
8. Acquiring motor bikes to facilitate community accessibility
   

Ghana Education Service
Goal

• Increased access to and participation in basic education

Objectives

• By December 2009 60% of basic school facilities (K.G, Primary and JSS) would have been provided
• The Gross Enrolment Rates (GER) for basic schools should increase to the following levels
  

1. KG        -    80%
2. Pry        -    80%
3. JSS        -    75%
4. 50% female enrolment in basic schools should have been achieved
   

Strategies

• Ensure equitable distribution of basic schools
• Accelerate the rehabilitation/development of basic school infrastructure
• Embark on awareness creation on the importance of education esp. that of the girl child
• Support programmes that address problems of needy pupils
  

Goal

•  Improved quality of teaching and learning

Objectives

• By December, 2009 Teacher attrition should be halved, whilst increasing trained teacher recruitment to 200%
• 70% of school furniture needs should have been met
• Water and toilet facilities should be available to 5%of basic schools
• All schools should have access to teaching and learning materials
• Instructional supervision should have been strengthened in all schools
  

Strategies

1. Sponsor more teachers trainees and support distance education programmes
2. Provide deprived area incentive package eg. Teacher accommodation, transport etc.
3. Ensure that there is potable water toilet or sanitary facilities on school sites
4. Provide budgetary allocation for the purchase and manufacture of TLMs
5. Strengthen activities of the District Teacher Support Team (DTST)
   

Goal

• Strengthen and improve educational management

Objectives

• By December 2009 Training programmes for teachers, head teachers, circuit supervisors and other DEO staff should be held at least once a year
• Every school should have a properly constituted SMC and PTA
• 80% of head teachers should be professional teachers
  

Strategies

1. Establish functional SMC/PTAs in all schools
2. Strengthen activities of the District Planning Team
3. Put mechanism in place at the DEO to monitor activities of SMC/PTAs
4. Provide capacity-building programmes for teachers head teachers, circuit supervisors and other district staff
   

Good Goverance And Civic Responsibility
Goal

• Improve revenue collection from rates

Objectives

• To increase revenue collection from rates by 100% by year December 2009

Strategies

1.  Revaluation of properties
2. Retraining of all revenue staff 
3. Embarking on intensive public education in the district
4. Organizing durbars for stakeholders
   

Goal

• Reduced maintenance and running cost of vehicles

Objective

• To reduce maintenance and running cost of vehicle by 20% by December 2009
• To reduce fuel consumption of official vehicle by 20% by December 2009
  

Strategies

1. Organize training for drivers and transport officers
2. Disposal of 2 over aged vehicles 
3. Effective supervision and monitoring of assembly drivers
4. Regular maintenance of vehicles
5. Designing effective ways to control fuel
   

Goal

• Adequate budgetary provision made to complete on-going, suspended and abandoned projects in the district

Objective

• To complete 80% of all on-going, suspended and abandoned projects by December 2009

Strategies

1. Make adequate budgetary allocation for the completion of all on-going projects in 2007/2008 supplementary development budget estimates
2. Lobbying Assembly members to approve enough budget for on-going and suspended abandoned projects
   

Goal

• Sub-structures of District Assembly made more functional

Objectives

• To construct 3 Area Council buildings by December 2009

Goal

• Enhance participation in local governance

Objective

• To increase participation in local governance

Strategies

1. Organize public forum in selected areas in the district
2. Organize orientation workshop for Area Council members to know their roles and be more active
   

Goal

• Strengthened coordination among MDAs

Objective

• To increase the level of coordination and collaboration among MDA

Strategies

1. Organize quarterly heads of departments meetings
2. Organize workshops on capacity building for heads of department
   

Goal

• Improved level of compliance with rules regulations and procedures by MDA

Objectives

• To increase compliance with rules and regulations by all MDAs by December 2009

Strategies

1. Formation of audit report implementation committees in all MDAs
2. Organize workshops for key staff of MDAs for Financial Regulation Act, Internal Audit Agency Act and Public Procurement Act
3. Establish an Internal Audit Agency Office at the DA
   

Goal

• Reduced incidence of chieftaincy disputes

Objectives

• To reduce incidence of chieftaincy disputes by December 2009

Strategies

• Reconstitute arbitration committee to mediate between various chieftaincy disputes