The Politics of Formulating the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

The Politics of Formulating the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

The study sought to examine the factors that impacted the formulation of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana and hypothesized that policy formulation is characterized with negotiation, bargaining, compromises, conflicts and struggles. Using the desktop research approach, data were sourced...

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Main Author:	Akpeko Agbevade
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Africa Development and Resources Research Institute (ADRRI) 2018-11-01
Series:	Journal of Arts and Social Sciences
Online Access:	https://journals.adrri.org/index.php/adrrijass/article/view/430

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