Health Financing in Ghana

The report is divided into five chapters. This chapter provides background on demographic and epidemiological trends, the configuration of Ghana's health system, and health financing functions and health systems goals. It also describes Ghana&...

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Main Authors:	Schieber, George, Cashin, Cheryl, Saleh, Karima, Lavado, Rouselle
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	DEMOGRAPHICS HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS REFORMS SUSTAINABILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16619573/health-financing-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11977

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spelling	okr-10986-119772021-04-23T14:02:58Z Health Financing in Ghana Schieber, George Cashin, Cheryl Saleh, Karima Lavado, Rouselle DEMOGRAPHICS HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS REFORMS SUSTAINABILITY The report is divided into five chapters. This chapter provides background on demographic and epidemiological trends, the configuration of Ghana's health system, and health financing functions and health systems goals. It also describes Ghana's health financing system. Chapter two assesses the performance of Ghana's health system with respect to these goals through international comparisons of health outcomes, inputs, spending, and financial protection as well as time series comparisons of trends in other countries in Africa. Chapter three identifies the strengths and weaknesses of Ghana's health system, which determine Ghana's health reform baseline. Chapter four analyzes the sustainability of the National Health Insurance Scheme, or NHIS in the context of Ghana's future fiscal space, based on Ghana's new standing as a lower-middle-income country. Chapter five analyzes major structural and operational reform options that will help ensure the long-term efficacy and sustainability of the NHIS. 2012-12-12T22:31:41Z 2012-12-12T22:31:41Z 2012-08-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16619573/health-financing-ghana 978-0-8213-9566-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11977 English Directions in development--Human Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Ghana
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description	The report is divided into five chapters. This chapter provides background on demographic and epidemiological trends, the configuration of Ghana's health system, and health financing functions and health systems goals. It also describes Ghana's health financing system. Chapter two assesses the performance of Ghana's health system with respect to these goals through international comparisons of health outcomes, inputs, spending, and financial protection as well as time series comparisons of trends in other countries in Africa. Chapter three identifies the strengths and weaknesses of Ghana's health system, which determine Ghana's health reform baseline. Chapter four analyzes the sustainability of the National Health Insurance Scheme, or NHIS in the context of Ghana's future fiscal space, based on Ghana's new standing as a lower-middle-income country. Chapter five analyzes major structural and operational reform options that will help ensure the long-term efficacy and sustainability of the NHIS.
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author	Schieber, George Cashin, Cheryl Saleh, Karima Lavado, Rouselle
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title	Health Financing in Ghana
title_short	Health Financing in Ghana
title_full	Health Financing in Ghana
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publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
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