Over the past decade, a number of national or state-level reforms have been implemented by governments that are committed to achieving universal health coverage through “demand-side” financing models, often specifically targeting the poorest and informal sectors of their populations. While many implementing countries have not yet achieved universal health coverage, reforms are underway in countries as varied as Chile, Colombia, Estonia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) is a global network of partners that seeks to improve the functioning of health markets in developing countries to deliver better results for the poor. CHMI works to accelerate the diffusion of Health Market Innovations, programs and policies—implemented by governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social entrepreneurs or private companies—that have the potential to improve the way health markets operate.

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CHMI 2 pager.pdf

In Ghana, about half of the health services that both rural and urban residents and both the richer and poorer use come from providers in the private sector. The foregoing is one of the important findings from the “Private Health Sector Assessment in Ghana” as the government of Ghana begins to address how to better harness the important role played by private actors to achieve national health goals and objectives.

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R4D Private Health Sector Assessment in Ghana.pdf