The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions
Healthcare financing through social health insurance has become a very important tool in providing access to and utilization of health services in most developing countries such as Ghana. Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a promising tool for policymakers. Yet since its inception in...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2013
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| author | Gajate-Garrido, Gissele Owusua, Rebecca |
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| description | Healthcare financing through social health insurance has become a very important tool in providing access to and utilization of health services in most developing countries such as Ghana. Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a promising tool for policymakers. Yet since its inception in 2003, few studies have assessed the scheme. This paper aims to explore the challenges facing the District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes (DMHISs), how these challenges have been managed over the years, and what can be done to improve the DMHIS operation. The scope of this study is to improve policies and guide support for Ghanaian DMHISs as well as to provide recommendations when implementing future NHISs in a developing-country context. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1537282025-11-06T07:22:03Z The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions Gajate-Garrido, Gissele Owusua, Rebecca health insurance implementation social safety nets social protection Healthcare financing through social health insurance has become a very important tool in providing access to and utilization of health services in most developing countries such as Ghana. Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a promising tool for policymakers. Yet since its inception in 2003, few studies have assessed the scheme. This paper aims to explore the challenges facing the District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes (DMHISs), how these challenges have been managed over the years, and what can be done to improve the DMHIS operation. The scope of this study is to improve policies and guide support for Ghanaian DMHISs as well as to provide recommendations when implementing future NHISs in a developing-country context. 2013 2024-10-01T13:57:22Z 2024-10-01T13:57:22Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153728 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Gajate-Garrido, Gissele and Owusua, Rebecca. 2013. The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1309. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153728 |
| spellingShingle | health insurance implementation social safety nets social protection Gajate-Garrido, Gissele Owusua, Rebecca The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| title | The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| title_full | The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| title_fullStr | The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| title_short | The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| title_sort | national health insurance scheme in ghana implementation challenges and proposed solutions |
| topic | health insurance implementation social safety nets social protection |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153728 |
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