LEADER 05573oam 22007095 450 001 9910826573903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-57526-4 010 $a9786613887719 010 $a0-8213-9567-X 024 7 $a10.1596/9780821395660 035 $a(CKB)2670000000237849 035 $a(EBL)1014663 035 $a(OCoLC)809932129 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000705137 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12278932 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000705137 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10621244 035 $a(PQKB)10566854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1014663 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1014663 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595768 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388771 035 $a(The World Bank)17397654 035 $a(US-djbf)17397654 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000237849 100 $a20120723d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aHealth financing in Ghana /$fGeorge Schieber ... [and others] 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d2012. 215 $apages cm 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9566-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Study Approach; Key Messages; Fiscal Space; Reform Options; Tables; O.1 Options for Reforming Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme; Chapter 1 Introduction; Underlying Demographics and Epidemiology; Figures; 1.1 Ghana Population Pyramids, 2010 and 2030; Configuration of Ghana's Health System; 1.2 Burden of Disease in Ghana (Actual) and Sub-Saharan Africa (Projected); 1.3 Organization of Ghana's Health System; 1.4 Ghana's Service Delivery System; Functions and Goals of Ghana's Health System and Health Financing 327 $a1.5 Components and Objectives of a Health System1.6 Functions and Goals of Health Financing; 1.7 Ghana's Transition to Universal Coverage; Ghana's Health Financing System; 1.1 Features of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme; 1.8 Flows of Funds in Ghana's Health System; 1.9 Sources of Ministry of Health Revenues, 2005-09; 1.10 Sources of Ministry of Health Revenues, 2009; 1.11 Funds Generated Internally by Ministry of Health Facilities, 2005-09; Notes; 1.12 Projected Revenues and Expenditures of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme, 2008-18; References 327 $aChapter 2 Ghana's Health Financing: A Performance AssessmentHealth Outcomes, Inputs, and Health Spending; Equity and Financial Protection; 2.1 Coverage of National Health Insurance Scheme, by Gender and Wealth Quintile, 2008; 2.2 Facility Consulted in Ghana in Case of Illness or Injury, 1991-2006; 2.3 Percent of Ill/Injured in Ghana Who Sought Care at a Health Facility, by Wealth Quintile and Insurance Status, 2008; 2.4 Percent of Ill/Injured in Ghana Who Self-Treated or Sought Care at a Nonformal Facility, by Wealth Quintile and Insurance Status, 2008 327 $a2.5 Percent of Pregnant Women in Ghana Who Delivered in a Health Facility, 2003 and 20082.6 Percent of Pregnant Women in Ghana Who Sought Assistance During Delivery, 2003 and 2008; 2.7 Percent of Pregnant Women in Ghana Who Sought Assistance During Delivery, by Wealth Quintile and Insurance Status, 2008; 2.8 Percent of Pregnant Women in Ghana Who Delivered in a Health Facility, by Wealth Quintile and Insurance Status, 2008; 2.1 Average Month of Pregnancy During First Prenatal Visit by Women in Ghana, by Wealth Quintile and Insurance Status, 2008 327 $a2.2 Share of Spending Devoted to Health Care in Ghana, by Consumption Quintile, 2005/062.9 Catastrophic Expenditure Headcounts in Ghana, by Threshold, 2005/06; 2.3 Per Capita Household Expenditure in Ghana, Gross and Net of Health Spending, 2005/06; 2.10 Poverty Rates in Ghana Before and After Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures, 2005/2006; Consumer Responsiveness; 2.4 Consumer Satisfaction with Ghana's National Health Insurance System, 2008; 2.5 Consumer Satisfaction with Medical Services in Ghana; Annex 2A. Performance Assessment of Ghana's Health System 327 $a2A.1 Under-Five Mortality Rate in Ghana and Selected African Comparators, 1960-2009 330 $aGhana 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 Health Insurance Scheme. 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