The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions

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dc.creatorGajate-Garrido, Gissele
dc.creatorOwusua, Rebecca
dc.date2013
dc.date2024-10-01T13:57:22Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:57:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:39:52Z
dc.descriptionHealthcare financing through social health insurance has become a very important tool in providing access to and utilization of health services in most developing countries such as Ghana. Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a promising tool for policymakers. Yet since its inception in 2003, few studies have assessed the scheme. This paper aims to explore the challenges facing the District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes (DMHISs), how these challenges have been managed over the years, and what can be done to improve the DMHIS operation. The scope of this study is to improve policies and guide support for Ghanaian DMHISs as well as to provide recommendations when implementing future NHISs in a developing-country context.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153728
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111021
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceGajate-Garrido, Gissele and Owusua, Rebecca. 2013. The national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1309. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153728
dc.subjecthealth insurance
dc.subjectimplementation
dc.subjectsocial safety nets
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.titleThe national health insurance scheme in Ghana: Implementation challenges and proposed solutions
dc.typeWorking Paper

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