LEADER 04586cam a2200673 i 4500001 99125539365606421 005 20240606055000.0 008 211109t20222022enkb b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2021055240 019 1285371530 020 9781032205502 020 1032205504 |qhardcover 020 9781032205519 |qpaperback 020 1032205512 |qpaperback 020 |z9781003264125 |qelectronic book 020 |z9781000580686 |qelectronic publication 020 |z9781000580624 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1285369676 040 IEN/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dBDX |dUKMGB |dOCLCO |dYDX 042 pcc 043 f-gh--- 050 00 RA395.G4 |bA38 2022 082 00 362.109667 |223/eng/20211115 100 1 Aka, Philip Chukwuma, |eauthor. 245 14 The political economy of universal healthcare in Africa : |bevidence from Ghana / |cPhilip C. Aka, Hassan Wahab, and Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh. 264 1 Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY : |bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |c2022. 264 4 |c©2022 300 xiii, 129 pages : |bmaps ; |c25 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Routledge studies in development economics 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Introduction -- Analytical Framework -- Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) -- The Politics of Healthcare in Ghana -- The Economics of Healthcare in Ghana -- Healthcare as Human Rights in Ghana -- Conclusion and Prospects for the Future. 520 "The global rise in pandemics, most recently COVID-19, and other health challenges, some of which are due to climate change, have imposed significant challenges on the healthcare systems in economies around the world. Thus, this book deals with an issue that is very timely and relevant, not just in Africa but globally. It critically assesses healthcare reforms in Ghana under the Fourth Republic, since 1993. Although it focuses on Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme of 2003, the book instructively goes beyond this program. The book argues that, although Ghana is a bellwether of healthcare reforms in Africa, its healthcare initiatives are still far from the service haven of healthcare as a human right. Themes that animate the book's argument include the need to translate human rights law, such as the right to health, into practical policies that work for ordinary citizens. Key highlights of the book include an increased accent on health as a human right, emphasis on comparative analysis in healthcare studies, and the formulation of a four-hallmark framework, embedded in economics, law, politics, and human rights, to act as a guide for assessment of healthcare reforms in Africa in particular, and Ghana more specifically. Using Ghana as a case study and analytical window into the world, the book offers a valuable and timely resource for academics, students and policymakers across the disciplines of development and healthcare economics, law, public policy, political science, sociology, and African and Caribbean studies, as well as in various fields in health science"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Health services accessibility |zGhana. 650 0 National health insurance |zGhana. 650 0 Medical policy |zGhana. 650 0 Medical economics |zGhana. 650 6 Services de santé |xAccessibilité |zGhāna. 650 6 Assurance-maladie |zGhāna. 650 6 Politique sanitaire |zGhāna. 650 6 Économie de la santé |zGhāna. 650 7 Health services accessibility. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00953278 650 7 Medical economics. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01014004 650 7 Medical policy. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01014505 650 7 National health insurance. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01033555 651 7 Ghana. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01208741 700 1 Wahab, Hassan, |d1965- |eauthor. 700 1 Alex-Assensoh, Yvette M., |eauthor. 776 08 |iOnline version:Aka, Philip C. |tPolitical economy of universal healthcare in Africa |dAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 |z9781003264125 |w(DLC) 2021055241 830 0 Routledge studies in development economics 910 |cD0401mon |d3110-99 914 (OCoLC)on1285369676 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240530 |eprocessed |f1285369676 960 |o1 |zUSD 961 |fBB |m311099 |nCloth 980 17724240 |i160.00 982 |cf 984 20220726 |b164528