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Expert opinion
In an effort to combat this situation, the Ghanaian government has set up the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Results were almost immediate, with the country seeing a plunge in deaths and a rise in patient numbers. The services of the NHIS are tailored towards the needs of Ghanaians: treatments for malaria, diarrhea, respiratory diseases, diabetes, hypertension and other widespread ailments are covered. Premiums are set at flexible rates ranging from GH¢ 7.2 to GH¢ 48.00 so as to make the scheme available even to low-income employees in the informal or self-employed sector. However, there is a waiting period of six months after application for the scheme for people working in aforementioned sectors.
Apart from government-funded hospitals, clinics and healthcare centers set up by religious groups play an important role in providing the population with much-needed medical assistance.
Solution 1: Healthcare infrastructure
Name of project; Donate for a Life: Adopt a patient in Ghana
Getting people to make monthly donations, which will go towards the purchase of machines needed for patient care in ghana. Sponsorship would have a validity of 6 months which may be extended by the duration of the disease.
Aims; is getting sick of Ghana have the necessary infrastructure for its proper care, and bring slowly to the country for the elements needed to improve their healthcare Intrastructure
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Healthcare Infrastructure
While Ghana’s government has increased its expenditure for healthcare more than threefold within the past 10 years, healthcare infrastructure is still patchy and inadequate, especially outside of the large conurbations such as Accra. Within cities, hospitals and emergency services are available, but not quite up to Western standards. The availability of healthcare institutions and even doctors is very limited in the countryside, and traditional African medicine is the go-to option for large portions of the rural population that cannot afford travelling long distances for healthcare.
Expert Opinion
Roelof Assies, director of the multinational "Royal Philips Electronics" in Ghana, suggests that it is urgent to take steps in the development of the health infrastructure in Ghana, since only 33% of people in ghana is able to access health in an approved medical centers.
With this in mind, that company with its local partner F. Malawi Engineering Company Ltd has announced their commitment to improving the healtcare infrastructure in Ghana. This is the first time that the road show is visiting Ghana. The main focus of the road show is on Mother and Child Care, supporting the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 & 5 which aim to reduce child deaths by two-thirds and maternal deaths by three-quarters by 2015.
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Solution 1: Healthcare infrastructure
It is important to note that the oil fields in Ghana, are those that support at least 2% of the world market. Besides, they are the oil source for lare multinationals, that are generating a negative impact on the Ghanaian environment.
My suggestion is that as "Royal Philips Electronics" is committed with the country's development, the governament has to propose policies that invite the huge enterprises to participate actively in the development of the country, making some emphasis on health infrastructure policies, that are one of the strongest problems in Ghana.