Health

Accra, Ghana – Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says the policy intervention to allow Ghanaians to use Ghana card to access healthcare under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is the surest means of attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. In the estimation of Dr. …

In the order of regional rankings for August 2020, the newly created Oti Region recorded the highest number of Mobile Renewal enrolment with 14%, followed by the Western North Region with 8% and the Upper West Region with 6%. Five out of the 16 administrative regions recorded increases in Mobile …

Tamale, Ghana – The corporate social responsibility investment arm of telecom giant, MTN Ghana, today presented 28,500 personal protective equipment to 10 hospitals across Northern Ghana in support of their efforts to fight the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The beneficiary hospitals are Tamale Teaching Hospital, Saboba Hospital, Damongo Catholic Hospital, Salaga …

Tamale, Ghana– Rudder Communications has released names of its 2020 most influential personalities from Northern Ghana. The release of the list of names forms part of the implementation of  its annual human capital development project dubbed: “The 100 Most Influential Personalities From Northern Ghana” (The 100 MIPs). The project uses …

Ignore Mahama’s “Sakawa” free primary healthcare promise Healthcare financing in Ghana could revert to Cash and Carry if the NDC’s Presidential Hopeful, John Dramani Mahama wins the upcoming Presidential election on December 7. While, the current Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo led NPP administration is working towards providing Universal health care …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is to pilot the use of Ghana Cards to enable people register onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The exercise is expected to commence at the beginning of November 2020 in some selected districts across the country. This forms part …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – Director of Membership and Regional Operations (MRO) at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Head Office, Mr. Ben Kusi says the Authority targets 100 percent coverage of all prison inmates in Ghana. According to him, the Authority is determined to cover the remaining 10 percent following Vice …

My life; my story👐 I was the 47th applicant to be called to enter the conference room for the interview in 2004, when I applied for a job as a security man at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. Sat in gently was the young and humble though tough new administrator of …

A “CABAL” WE CAN FEEL BUT CANNOT SEE Dr Francis Ibrahim-Betonsi has been pointing at a “cabal” in the health sector as a force that has been working against him because of his ‘immovable’ stance against some alleged evils being perpetrated by some powers said to have links everywhere inside …

NHIA’S digital revolution on track The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) transition towards a paperless system is on track in line with the national digitization drive. Mobile Renewal platform, Claim-it, Electronic cash payments and online Credentialing are the latest innovations gaining grounds. Mobile Renewal platform A greater number of National …