The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment
Ghana has committed politically, legislatively, and fiscally to providing universal health insurance coverage for its population with the intent of reducing financial barriers to utilization of health care.. However, under current cost and enrollment projections the system will not be financially su...
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ACCESS TO DRUGS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO OBSTETRIC CARE ACCESS TO SERVICES ADVERSE SELECTION AGE STRUCTURE ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTH CONTROL BIRTH RATE CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURE CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD HEALTH CHILD NUTRITION CITIES CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETENCIES COMPLICATIONS CONDOMS CONTRACEPTIVES COST SHARING COUNSELING DEATH RATE DEATHS DECISION MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEPENDENCY RATIO DIABETES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOCTORS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION EQUITY IN ACCESS ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEE FOR SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT FINANCIAL BARRIERS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION FORECASTS GENDER INEQUITY GENERIC DRUGS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COST HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH DELIVERY HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYPERTENSION ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCENTIVE SCHEMES INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INJURIES INSURANCE FUNDS LABOR MARKET LAWS LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVING STANDARDS MALARIA MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NEONATAL CARE NURSES NUTRITION OBESITY OBSTETRIC SERVICES OUTPATIENT CARE PARASITIC DISEASES PATIENT PATIENTS PHARMACISTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY MAKERS POPULATION CHALLENGES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION DYNAMICS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTIVE TREATMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE PHARMACIES PRIVATE SCHEMES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC SCHEME PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE TEACHING HOSPITALS TUBERCULOSIS UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE URBAN BIAS WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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ACCESS TO DRUGS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO OBSTETRIC CARE ACCESS TO SERVICES ADVERSE SELECTION AGE STRUCTURE ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTH CONTROL BIRTH RATE CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURE CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD HEALTH CHILD NUTRITION CITIES CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETENCIES COMPLICATIONS CONDOMS CONTRACEPTIVES COST SHARING COUNSELING DEATH RATE DEATHS DECISION MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEPENDENCY RATIO DIABETES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOCTORS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION EQUITY IN ACCESS ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEE FOR SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT FINANCIAL BARRIERS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION FORECASTS GENDER INEQUITY GENERIC DRUGS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COST HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH DELIVERY HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYPERTENSION ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCENTIVE SCHEMES INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INJURIES INSURANCE FUNDS LABOR MARKET LAWS LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVING STANDARDS MALARIA MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NEONATAL CARE NURSES NUTRITION OBESITY OBSTETRIC SERVICES OUTPATIENT CARE PARASITIC DISEASES PATIENT PATIENTS PHARMACISTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY MAKERS POPULATION CHALLENGES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION DYNAMICS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTIVE TREATMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE PHARMACIES PRIVATE SCHEMES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC SCHEME PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE TEACHING HOSPITALS TUBERCULOSIS UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE URBAN BIAS WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Saleh, Karima The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment |
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Ghana has committed politically, legislatively, and fiscally to providing universal health insurance coverage for its population with the intent of reducing financial barriers to utilization of health care.. However, under current cost and enrollment projections the system will not be financially sustainable in the long term, so there is more work to do.
This book provides an important evidence-based review of the current performance of Ghana's health system and options for reform. As such, it provides an overall picture of the Ghana health sector, how things were and how things have changed, as well as a situational analysis of the performance of the health delivery and health financing systems using the latest available data. Finally, it discusses key reform issues and options in the context of the country's likely fiscal space. An important and valuable contribution of this book is its examination of how Ghana is performing compared to its neighboring countries and compared to other countries with similar incomes and health spending, providing global benchmarks for Ghana's health system performance. |
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Saleh, Karima |
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Saleh, Karima |
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Saleh, Karima |
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The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment |
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The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment |
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The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment |
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The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment |
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The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment |
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health sector in ghana : a comprehensive assessment |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-122972021-04-23T14:03:00Z The Health Sector in Ghana : A Comprehensive Assessment Saleh, Karima ACCESS TO DRUGS ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO OBSTETRIC CARE ACCESS TO SERVICES ADVERSE SELECTION AGE STRUCTURE ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTH CONTROL BIRTH RATE CAPITA HEALTH SPENDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURE CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD HEALTH CHILD NUTRITION CITIES CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPETENCIES COMPLICATIONS CONDOMS CONTRACEPTIVES COST SHARING COUNSELING DEATH RATE DEATHS DECISION MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEPENDENCY RATIO DIABETES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOCTORS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION EQUITY IN ACCESS ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEE FOR SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT FINANCIAL BARRIERS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION FORECASTS GENDER INEQUITY GENERIC DRUGS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COST HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH DELIVERY HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYPERTENSION ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCENTIVE SCHEMES INCENTIVE STRUCTURES INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INJURIES INSURANCE FUNDS LABOR MARKET LAWS LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVING STANDARDS MALARIA MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY NEONATAL CARE NURSES NUTRITION OBESITY OBSTETRIC SERVICES OUTPATIENT CARE PARASITIC DISEASES PATIENT PATIENTS PHARMACISTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY MAKERS POPULATION CHALLENGES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION DYNAMICS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTIVE TREATMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE PHARMACIES PRIVATE SCHEMES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC SCHEME PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE TEACHING HOSPITALS TUBERCULOSIS UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE URBAN BIAS WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Ghana has committed politically, legislatively, and fiscally to providing universal health insurance coverage for its population with the intent of reducing financial barriers to utilization of health care.. However, under current cost and enrollment projections the system will not be financially sustainable in the long term, so there is more work to do. This book provides an important evidence-based review of the current performance of Ghana's health system and options for reform. As such, it provides an overall picture of the Ghana health sector, how things were and how things have changed, as well as a situational analysis of the performance of the health delivery and health financing systems using the latest available data. Finally, it discusses key reform issues and options in the context of the country's likely fiscal space. An important and valuable contribution of this book is its examination of how Ghana is performing compared to its neighboring countries and compared to other countries with similar incomes and health spending, providing global benchmarks for Ghana's health system performance. 2013-02-11T18:16:13Z 2013-02-11T18:16:13Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17081818/health-sector-ghana-comprehensive-assessment 978-0-8213-9599-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12297 English en_US 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 Africa Ghana |