i UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FACULTY FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AND GENERAL STUDIES A long essay presented to the Department of African and General studies in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the B.A (Hons) degree in Development Communication of University for Development Studies. Presented by GROUP FIVE (5) TOPIC THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORITY, ITS CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND THE WAY FORWARD IN THE WA MUNICIPALITY SUPERVISOR: DR. CUTHBERT BAATAAR K.M JUNE/JULY, 2015