The Impact of Health Insurance Education on Enrollment of Microfinance Institution Clients in the Ghana National Insurance Scheme, Northern Ghana

Despite the fact that national health insurance has been available in Ghana since 2003, the coverage is far from universal, especially in rural areas. This study evaluates a consumer education intervention for microfinance clients by Freedom from Hunger and Sinapi Aba Trust designed to increase awareness, knowledge and eventually take-up rates of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).