The main objectives for the adoption of cost-sharing policies have been to improve both quality and access to health services. Studies focusing on the experience of African countries with the implementation of user fees indicate varying findings on the impact of user fees on their health delivery ...
Since 1996, the Ghana Health Service supervises public healthcare by implementing health policies and improving accessibility. Introduced in 2003, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) eases the financial burdens that otherwise restrict residents' access to quality healthcare. It is largely ...
Conclusion: The findings of the study imply that policies aimed at reducing gender inequity in health care service utilization in Ghana need to take into consideration not only the gender of the decision maker, but also those of the household members, particularly children.Justice Nonvignon...
There was, therefore, the need for multi-faceted approaches and tactics, including discrete and sustained rehabilitation and other support services for healthcare workers, while strengthening mental health programmes and stringent enforcement of institutional policies to curb mis...
While not losing sight of relevant sociocultural elements, enhancing HL should be a central strategy for policies aimed at bridging health inequalities and improving UHC. 展开 关键词: Health literacy Universal health coverage Health insurance Access to health care Ghana ...
health needs of the ever-growing population of adolescents, it is imperative that we start by documenting the current status of research, knowledge, policies, programs, and services which exist in Ghana. Scoping review methodology was chosen because of its exploratory approach so we could better ...
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Structural Adjustment Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s and 1990s: Implications for social policies and social rights In a situation of balance of payment or public finance crisis, countries and governments have to face a hard choice between default on external debt or an ... N No...
A document review was conducted of relevant MoH and Ghana Health Service (GHS) policy documents on maternal exemptions policies in Ghana. These were gained through requests to the key informants and from the archives of the researchers. A search was also done through Google Scholar for published...