There are 145 District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes (DMHIS) operating in the country.
Table 1: Distribution of DMHIS by region
|
|
Region |
Number of schemes |
|
1 |
Ashanti |
24 |
|
2 |
Brong Ahafo |
19 |
|
3 |
Central |
13 |
|
4 |
Eastern |
17 |
|
5 |
Greater Accra |
10 |
|
6 |
Northern |
18 |
|
7 |
Upper East |
6 |
|
8 |
Upper West |
8 |
|
9 |
Volta |
15 |
|
10 |
Western |
15 |
|
|
Total (National) |
145 |
Registration and Penetration Rates
Total members registered nationwide as at June 2009 13,779,806, representing 67.46% of Ghana’s population. Exempt groups constituted 8,425,683, representing 69.4% of registered members.
Free Maternal Care
Within the first week of implementation of the free maternal care policy of Government in July 2008, about 51,000 pregnant women had registered nationwide. By the end of June 2009, the number of pregnant women registered nationwide was 580,753.
Accreditation
Currently 1,551 private health care facilities have been given provisional accreditation. These comprise 400 hospitals and clinics, 237 maternity homes, 451 pharmacies, 329 licensed chemical shops and 128 diagnostic facilities (laboratories and diagnostic imaging facilities). This compares with 1,135 as at December 2007. All public and CHAG health facilities have also been given provisional accreditation.
