Health Financing in Ghana

Schieber, George; Cashin, Cheryl; Saleh, Karima; Lavado, Rouselle

Health Financing in Ghana

2012

Schieber, George | Cashin, Cheryl | Saleh, Karima | Lavado, Rouselle

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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abuse aids child nutrition chronic diseases communicable diseases decision making diagnosis doctors economic growth elderly employment epidemiology gross domestic product health care health economics health insurance health services hiv hospital hospitals household expenditure household income human resources immunization infant informal sector information systems legal status living standards local authorities medicines modernization mortality occupational safety patient physicians population growth pregnancy pregnant women private sector public expenditure public health public sector quality assurance reproductive health rural areas social development social insurance social security tuberculosis workers world health organization

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Washington, DC: World Bank

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Life expectancy at birth; Financial management; Public health programs; Health service delivery; Health service providers; Essential health services; National health; Health programs; Health care work; Capita health spending; Primary care; Life expectancy; Public health care; Financing policies; Health care resources; Under-five mortality; Physician; Health facilities; Pharmacy; Cost-effectiveness; Cost sharing; Health care providers; Referrals; Health expenditures; Financial protection; Treatments; Low-income countries; National health insurance fund; Epidemiological transition; Birth rates; Health purchaser; Medical services; Maternal mortality; Health financing reform; Development goals; Contraceptive prevalence; Informal sector workers; Birth attendants; Burden of disease; Number of people; Essential drugs; National health service; Referral system; Health financing; Vulnerable populations; Level of health spending; Health care financing; Life years; Free care; Health data; Drug list; Health systems; Health care provider; Provider payment; Determinants of health; Regulatory agencies; Capitation; Health sector; Capitation payment; Human development; Service utilization; Illness; Cost control; Health system performance; Indexes; Fee-for-service system; Health expenditure; Teaching hospitals; Community health; Maternal mortality ratio; Medical doctor; Health spending; Capita health expenditure; Ministry of health; Health insurance scheme; Health infrastructure; Health care workers; Public policy; Financial resources; Health policy; Public insurance; Health delivery; Health financing system; Legal requirements; Vulnerable groups; Health planning; Insurance market; Health organization; Information system; Public health expenditure; Health system; Mortality rate; Public health spending; Nurses; Health promotion; Universal health insurance coverage; Labor force; Catastrophic expenditure; Disability; International comparisons; Injuries; Financial risk; Public expenditure on health; Health sector workers; Enrollees; Psychiatric hospitals; Health reform; Labor market; Fee-for-service; Health insurance plans; Share of health spending; Progress; Resource constraints; Health expenditure per capita; Managed care; Health management; Work experience; Health insurance system; Availability of drugs; Health coverage; Use of resources; Hospital beds; Health care utilization; Outpatient services; Health outcomes; Population groups; Health workers; National health insurance; Administrative costs; Delivery system; Financial risk protection; Private insurance; Pocket payments; Fee-for-service payment; Public health expenditures; Health providers; Health insurance program; Expenditures; Health reforms; Induced demand; Health insurance schemes; Millennium development goal; Public health insurance; Public spending; Social health insurance; Health centers; Pharmacists; Health workforce; Income countries; Informal payments; Respect; Private spending; Visits; Hospital care

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Directions in development ; human developmenthttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igoWorld BankCC BY 3.0 IGO

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8213-9566

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Directions in development ; human development

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2012

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