aimed at addressing a plethora of issues relating to growth and development in the country. The document is blueprint for the attainment of Ghana's development goals, including the attainment of middle-income status, by the year 2020. A National Board for Small -Scale Businesses also exist to promote entreprenuership within the non-formal sector of the Ghanaian economy. A National Institutional Renewal Programme has been initiated to transform the public service to make it more responsive to the aspirations of the citizenry. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Article 16 and 17 of the African Charter Article 16 1: Every individual shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state Of physical and mental health. 2. States parties to the represent Charter shall take the necessary measures to protect the health o their people and to ensure that they receive medial attention when they are sick. Article 17 1. Every individual shall have the right to education. 2. Every individual may freely take part n the cultural life of his community. 3. The promotion and protection of morals and traditional values recognized by the community shall be the duty of the State. Social Objectives of the Directive Principles of State Policy Article 37 of the Constitution enjoins the state to pursue such social policies as would secure and protect a just social order founded on the ideals of freedom, equality, probity and accountability. Furthermore, it shall be a policy of the state to ensure that every citizen has equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law.