Health Financing in Ghana

by Cheryl Cashin, George J. Schieber, Karima Saleh

Ghana is one of only several African countries to enact legislation and earmark financing for universal health insurance coverage for its entire population. Seven years into its implementation the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has made significant progress in transitioning to universal coverage, but faces significant fiscal and coverage challenges. This study reviews Ghana's health financing system with a special emphasis on its National...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821395661
• ISBN13: 9780821395660
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"