Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) is a large faith-based NGO which currently serves an estimated 35 percent of the Ghanaian population, mainly in remote rural areas. This study built capacity within the CHAG secretariat to calculate the economic cost and cost recovery levels of selected reproductive health services in four CHAG-affiliated hospitals. Techniques learned in the study are applicable to most costing problems, not just to reproductive health. Information obtained in the study forms the basis for negotiating reimbursement under the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme, and for setting cost recovery and containment policies. CHAG senior managers plan to train other association hospitals in the technique.
Recommended Citation
Boateng, James, Henry Surnye, Alex Mensah, Bismark Boateng, Philomena Nyarko, Nzoya Munguti, and John H. Bratt. 2006. "Costs of reproductive health services provided by four Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) hospitals," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/rh4.1141
Language
English
Project
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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