The Use of Evidence in Health Policy in Ghana: Implications for Accountability and Democratic Governance: An International Public Policy PerspectiveThe use of evidence in policymaking is often argued to improve accountability, effectiveness, and stakeholder involvement in policy decisions. The features of ...
The case of the health sector in Ghana Typologies have been central to the comparative turn in public policy and this paper contributes to the debate by assessing the capacity of typologies of health systems to capture the institutional context of health care and to contribut... A Mills,A Asa...
Despite this recognition, little understanding exists in Ghana about the activities of CHWs: who they are; how they are recruited; what they do; level of health policy support; contribution to healthcare delivery and the challenges they face. Based on a rapid scoping review of the existing ...
Ghana, the capital of Ghana, the average household size is3.7people, compared to4.5people nationally. There are1,092,258persons living in297,697households. In the rural village of Central Gonja District, the average household size is7.6people, compared to4.5people nationally. There are107,012pers...
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 theme for the new health policy in Ghana was 'Creating Wealth through Health". One of the fundamental hypotheses of this policy was that improving health and nutritional status of the population would lead to improved productivity, economic development and wealth creation [21]. Since this ...
Like many other African countries, Ghana has been implementing a cost-sharing policy in its health sector since the 1990s. The adoption of this policy and the consequent charging of user fees for health services was due to stagnating economies and associated budgetary constraints and increasing gaps...
Garshong B, Ansah E, Dakpallah G, Huijts I, Adjei S: A study on factors affecting the implementation of the exemption policy in Ghana. Bulletin of Health Information. 2002, 1 (2&3): 22-31. Google Scholar Gilson L, McIntyre D: Removing user fees for primary care in Africa: the ...
The theme for the new health policy in Ghana was 'Creating Wealth through Health". One of the fundamental hypotheses of this policy was that improving health and nutritional status of the population would lead to improved productivity, economic development and wealth creation [21]. Since this ...
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 ...