Table 5.5: Number of schools and children benefiting from the GSFP 2008 Total number of schools Total number of children Budget (GHC) Source: GSFP, 2011 2009 987 441,189 63,823,980 2010 1,435 580,025 67,645,520 2011 1,531 697,416 85,645,520 1,775 1,040,745 96,120,000 Improving basic education The has been an outcry from the general public that school authorities be made to sign performance contracts with the Ministry of Education as part of efforts to tackle the poor performance of pupils in the Basic Education Certificate of Education (BECE). 5.5 Health 5.5.1 Outpatient attendance The proportion of the population accessing outpatients services in health facilities increased from 0.98 in 2010 to 0.99 in 2011 (Table 5.6). 5.5.2 Immunization coverage Immunization coverage for Penta 3 continued to decline from a high of 89.0 percent in 2009, to 87.0 percent in 2010 and 85.86 percent in 2011 (Table 5.6) Table 5.6: Selected Health Indicators, 2008 - 2011 OPD attendance Immunization coverage (Penta 3 Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit) Supervised deliveries Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (DHS 2008) Under-5 mortality rate per 1000 live births Under-5 malnourished 2008 0.77 87 97.8 2009 0.81 89 92.1 2010 0.98 87 90.4 2011 0.99 85.86 91.3 n.a 50 (DHS 2008) 45.6% 49.5% 52.23% 80 (DHS 2008) Stunted – 28 Wasted – 9 Underweight – 14 Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 89