national health insurance schemeGhana implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2005 and introduced free maternal healthcare (FMH) into the scheme in 2008. These reforms aimed at improving the utilization of healthcare, especially for expectant mothers. Using data from the 2008 and...
Background The role of health systems research (HSR) in informing and guiding national programs and policies has been increasingly recognized. Yet, many un... MN Nangami,L Rugema,B Tebeje… - 《Health Research Policy & Systems》 被引量: 41发表: 2014年 Institutional capacity for health syste...
International Food Policy Research Institute; 2013 Dec. Report No.: IFPRI Discussion Paper 01309. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2373242Gajate-Garrido, Gissele, and Rebecca Owusua. The National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: Implementation Challenges and Proposed Solutions. International Food ...
- 《Reproductive Health Matters》 被引量: 249发表: 2007年 Fairness of prices, user fee policy and willingness to pay among visitors to a national forest Imposing user fees in Nature-Based Tourism (NBT) contexts has been a controversial issue. Based on the notions of justice and fairness, ...
The free maternal health policy was implemented in Ghana in 2008 under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The policy sought to eliminate out of pocket (OOP) payments and enhance the utilisation of maternal health services. It is unclear whether the policy had altered OOP payments for...
The introduction of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Ghana in 2003 significantly contributed to improved health services utilization and health outcomes. However, stagnating active membership, reports of poor quality health... AR Kaba,NA Edward,AD Kojo,... - 《Plos One》 被引量:...
Administrative Efficiency and Policy Failure: The National Health Insurance Scheme of Ghana in PerspectiveAdministrative Efficiency and Policy Failure: The National Health Insurance Scheme of Ghana in PerspectiveEfficiency – efficacy; Quality of care – Service quality or quality of service; Welfare The ...
the district courts, and other courts provided by law, such as the juvenile courts. Theadjudicatingauthorities in chieftaincy and purely traditional matters are the regional and National House of Chiefs. Appeals from decisions of the National House of Chiefs are made directly to the Supreme Court...
The Government has already developed a policy framework to provide the general guidelines for the establishment of the National Health Insurance Scheme. A law has been passed to provide the legal framework necessary to facilitate the establishment ...
There is considerable interest at present in achieving the MDG-5 by implementation of the Free Maternal Health Policy embedded in the social health insurance to increase access to and affordability of health care in Ghana. Ghana's National Free Maternal Health Policy was passed into operation in ...