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The government of Ghana has made many strides to try and reduce the level of poverty, starvation, and malnutrition. In cooperation with UNICEF they have implemented a program called Integrated Nutrition Action Against Malnutrition (or INAAM) which aims to reduce the malnutrition severity of children of age three and younger. The project provides Plumpy'nut**®** (a peanut based paste rich in nutrition) to children in hopes of giving them the nutrients they need to survive. The government has learned that this is a very efficient method of treating severe malnutrition and the program is working.

http://www.aed.org/ideas/2010Summer/images/plumpy_nut.jpg

Ghana's childhood hunger and poverty issues mainly occur in the northern, agricultural area of the country and therefore that is where the government has been focusing their attention. There has been improvements made, but the growth is occurring at a much slower rate then it is in urban areas which has raised some concern throughout the government.

http://earthtrends.wri.org/povlinks/country/ghana.php

The government has also commended Social Investment Funds to contribute to capacity building and logistical support to decrease poverty in the country. These Social Investment Funds initiated the Urban Poverty Reduction Project which has goals of cutting poverty immensely.

In 2009 the Ghanaian government published a report titled "Ghana: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Annual Progress Report". Within this report they discuss the problems they have faced with poverty, what they are doing, and how it has improved. It shows that the government is truly making great political strides to solve the issues they faced and the believe they are on track to meet their deadline.

There has not really been any division of parties caused because of this issue. The government is in agreement of the work that needs to be do to help the malnutrition and there has been very positive results because of it. They have received some international assistance (such as the joint program with UNICEF) which has improved their situation.