Social health insurance, Healthcare access, Private providers, Low-income, Kenya, GhanaBackgroundSmall private providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are well positioned to fill gaps in services to low-income populations using Social Health Insurance (SHI) schemes. However, we know...
In the case of Ghana, large enterprises have the largest share in employment (47.9%), followed by medium enterprises (33.0%) and small enterprises (19.1%) respectively. Sign in to download full-size image Figure 4.2. Size distribution of firms across African countries based on employment shares...
Despite improvements in a number of health outcome indicators partly due to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Ghana is unlikely to attain all its health-related millennium development goals before the end of 2015. Inefficient use of available limited resources has been cited as a contri...
Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers....
In malaria elimination settings, all malaria cases must be identified, documented and investigated. To facilitate complete and timely reporting of all malaria cases and effective case management and follow-up, engagement with private providers is essenti
Further, the effects of income changes are likely to be different on healthcare expenditure in private and public sectors since co-payments (i.e. out-of-pocket) are generally higher for healthcare from private providers. Costa-Font et al. (2009) argued that "if healthca...
[20]. Thus the system practised in the public and public-private settings where counselling is an integral part of HIV care is likely to have influenced the higher adherence rates noted in these settings. Although medical providers in private settings do offer adherence support, the lack of a ...
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Footnote 48 In Ghana, the GB-TAP is supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the development of guidelines for issuers and investors of green bonds in Ghana.Footnote 49 As discussed in Sect. 2.1, at the heart of these initiatives is the creation and establishment of markets...