Summary

Summary
The national health insurance act (2003) introduced a national compulsory social health insurance scheme covering all persons resident in Ghana. The scheme is operated through mutual and private health insurance schemes; it is supervised by the National Health Insurance Council; a National Health Insurance Fund provides subsidy to district mutual health insurances. The sources of money of the fund include a health insurance levy (VAT of 2.5% on selected goods and services), 2.5% of each person's 17.5% contribution to the Social Security and Pensions Scheme Fund, money allocated from the Parliament, as well as grants and donations. The scheme was covering nearly 30% of the total population in 2006.