It brings together several elements of health system development and challenges and links it to health financing and delivery performance. The volume reviews the situation among human resources for health and pharmaceuticals. Found insideGhana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was established in 2003 as a major vehicle to achieve the country’s commitment of Universal Health Coverage. Ghana spends 8.1 per cent (2009) of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health. This is greater than the spending levels in other lower middle-income countries in Africa, which spend an average of 5.8 per cent (2009) of their GDP on health. The Reader contains educative and exciting chapters centred on the nursing profession and research areas of faculty members in Ghana. Private Health Sector Assessment in Ghana is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. Since the private health sector is an important, and often dominant, provider of health services in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is the job of governments as the stewards of the health system to engage with it. This volume analyzes Ghana s National Health Insurance Scheme and highlights the range of policy options needed to assure its financially sustainable transition to universal coverage. Policy options on HRH are also discussed, as isthe fi scal and political environment needed to develop and implement such interventions.The data and findings presented in this book are the result of extended and closecollaboration between ... The book reveals how African Health Leaders are claiming the future - in Africa, but also by sharing their insights and knowledge globally and contributing fully to improving health throughout the world. Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Economics - Macro-economics, general, , course: ACTUARIAL SCIENCE, language: English, abstract: The research reviewed the National Health Insurance Scheme and accessed the possibility of a ... In recent years, many countries, both developed and developing, have engaged in a process of decentralization of health service delivery and/or other functions of the health system. This book reviews the specific design and implementation challenges facing SHI in low- and middle-income countries and presents case studies on Ghana, Kenya, Philippines, Colombia, and Thailand. This book was produced to support the policy dialogue on Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Ghana. Ghana spends 8.1 per cent (2009) of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health. This is greater than the spending levels in other lower middle-income countries in Africa, which spend an average of 5.8 per cent (2009) of their GDP on health.