2.3.2   CEPS   has   employed   the   use   of   I-­‐Transit   technology   which   allows   the   Service   and   its   partner  GCNet  to  monitor  cargo  movement  via  satellite  and  the  internet.   2.3.3   Mobile   telephony   has   increased   from   7,604,000   in   2007   to   9,487,000   as   at   June   2008   corresponding  to  a  penetration  rate  of  43.1  percent.   2.3.4   GIFTEL  has  constructed  Common  Facilities  platform  to  encourage  telecom  companies  to   extend  services  to  rural  areas.   2.3.5   The   Ministry   of   Trade,   Industry,   PSD   and   PSI   has   tasked   PricewaterhouseCoopers   to   develop  a  Consumer  Protection  Policy  which  will  form  the  basis  for  a  Consumer  Protect   Law.     2.4   Socio-­‐Economic  Development   2.4.1   The   HIV/AIDS   prevalence   rate   in   the   country   has   decreased   from   2.2   percent   to   1.9   percent  in  2008.   2.4.2   As  part  of  efforts  to  reduce  maternal  deaths,  maternal  health  care  is  now  free.     3.0   SUMMARY  OF  IMPACT  OF  APRM  ON  GHANAIANS   3.1   Institutional  Impact       • National  Programme  of  Action  mapped  unto  national  development  plans;     • Budgetary  Prioritization  Committee  established  to  ensure  Ministries,  Departments  and   Agencies  prioritize  APRM  activities  into  their  annual  budgets;   • Department  of  Budget  under  the  Ministry  of  Finance  and  Economic  Planning  tracks  and   generates  expenditure  on  national  Programme  of  Action;   • Institution   of   District   Oversight   Committees   at   the   local   level   to   sensitize   and   educate   populace   on   APRM,   as   well   as   monitor   and   evaluate   the   implementation   of   the   national   Programme  of  Action;   • A  seat  for  APRM  Secretariat  at  Government-­‐Civil  Society  dialogue  meetings;   • APRM  Report  cited  as  reference  in  public  debates;   12