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Posted on 2012-08-29 10:23

National Health Insurance for Liberia

Country: 
Liberia

(AllAfrica.com) - A National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), a compulsory medical premium intended for citizens to insure their lives, is expected to come into force in the country.

If approved by the Liberian Legislature, the country will become the second in the sub-region after Ghana and third on the continent after Rwanda to do so. The Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Health, Dr. Peter Coleman, who made the disclosure, said it would afford Liberians the opportunity to have access to basic health needs.

He spoke Tuesday in Monrovia during the formal launch of the National Health Advocacy Network of Liberia (NHANL), a conglomeration of civil society organizations and community-based health-related organizations. NHANL is a branch of the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO).

"There is a need for adequate resource budget-support to the health needs of our people; we urged the government and its partners to allot 15 percent to health.

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Posted on 2012-04-09 11:18

Synthesis of Health Financing Studies and Alternative Health Financing Policies in Liberia

Country: 
Liberia
Health Systems 20/20: The Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) has developed a National Health Policy that pledges to “improve the health status of an increasing number of citizens, on an equal basis, through expanded access to effective basic health care, backed by adequate referral services and resources.” To accomplish this goal, the Government of Liberia is committed to “financing health care at the highest level compatible with its revenues, taking into consideration competing priorities”. The Government also committed to “progressively increase the share of its budget apportioned to the health sector. A mix of other financing strategies (user fees, health insurance, and other forms of pre-payment) is also in the consideration in the health financing landscape in Liberia.