Agenda & Presentations

Welcome

• Welcoming Note (Dr. Gertrude A. Owusu)
• Introduction of agenda (Gerald Leppert) Presentation

Preliminary results from “Pro MHI Africa” in Ghana

1. The NHIS: Introduction, attitudes, and access (Dr. Gertrude A. Owusu,  University of Ghana) Presentation
2. Some conclusions from the household survey (Philipp Degens, University of Cologne) Presentation
3. Possibility of In-kind-payments (Gerald Leppert, University of Cologne) Presentation

Lunch Break

Integration and identification of indigents in MHI

• Identification and integration of indigents in the NHIS (Gerald Leppert, Paul Maria Schützeichel) Presentation
• Integration and identification of indigents in MHI: Learning from experiences in Cameroon? (Mildred Kongla Njamnsi, Northwest Special Fund for Health, Cameroon) Presentation

Sensitization and community participation:

1. The importance of communities (Dr. Andreas Grüb, GneMHO) Presentation
2. Enhancing enrolment: Insurance education and sensitization (Mildred Kongla Njamnsi, Northwest Special Fund for Health, Cameroon) Presentation

Coffee/Tea break

The role of DMHIS in the NHIS: Status quo and developments

Discussion with

• Gabriel Amoako (NHIA)
• Peter Awidi (Dangme West)
• John Kipo Kaara (West Gonja)