Background South Africa is having difficulties in rolling out the National Health Insurance
(NHI) policy. There are ongoing arguments on whether the NHI will provide access to quality …

There is consensus in global health on the need for multisectoral action (MSA) to address
many contemporary development challenges, but there is limited action. Examples of issues …

Increasing equitable access to health care is a main challenge African policy makers are
facing. The Ghanaian government implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme in …

Background Ghana is currently undergoing a profound demographic transition, with large
increases in the number of older adults in the population. Older adults require greater levels …

Objectives In her quest to reduce maternal mortality, Ghana introduced a free maternal
healthcare programme under the National Health Insurance Scheme. This study aimed to …

Background Following years of out-of-pocket payment for healthcare, some countries in
Africa including Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda have instituted social health protection …

Background The introduction of health insurance in Ghana in 2003 has resulted in a
tremendous increase in utilization of health services. However, concerns are being raised …

Abstract Background In 2004, Ghana began implementation of a National Health Insurance
Scheme (NHIS) to minimize out-of-pocket expenditure at the point of use of service. The …

The following article identifies new areas for engaged medical anthropological research on
health insurance in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Based on a review of the …

Abstract Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was designed as a pro-poor
strategy to create wider access to health care. While recent studies have shown that wealth …