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Accra, Ghana – As plans are afoot to celebrate the National Health Insurance Scheme’s (NHIS) Week under the theme, “NHIS: Leaving no one behind,” the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) targets four (4) million more active membership in the month of November 2020. In this regard, the Scheme’s Regional and …

In furtherance to the government’s push for attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has added a Specialist Anti-Breast Cancer Drug, (Herceptin) to the National Health Insurance Scheme’s (NHIS) Medicines list, elevating Ghana as the first country in the Sub-Saharan African Region, to …

Accra, Ghana – In the latest rankings by the ratio of Mobile Renewals to total active membership for September 2020, Bongo District in the Upper East Region dominated with 7.3% followed by Atebubu District in the Bono East Region and Ejisu-Juaben District in the Ashanti with a draw of 7.1%. …

Tamale, Ghana – National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Nandom constituency in the Upper West Region, has asked the people of Nandom to retire the incumbent Ambrose Dery at the December 7th presidential and parliamentary elections this year. According to Dr. Richard Kuuire, the New Patriotic Party parliamentary …

Tamale, Ghana – The 2016 Nandom constituency parliamentary candidate of the Progressive People’s Party, Peter Claver Kabriku, has endorsed the candidature of the 2020 parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Dr Richard Kuuire. According to Mr. Kabriku, his decision to support Dr. Kuuire in the upcoming elections was based …

Accra, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made the most recent Claims payment to 4,292 credentialed healthcare providers and this brings the total to GHs 1,071,326,884.61, since January 2020. Of the total amount paid including withholding tax, Public healthcare providers have received GHs 565,172,987.24 representing 52.8 percent …

Damongo, Ghana – The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has inaugurated the Savannah Regional Campaign Team and Working Committees for the 2020 general elections with a call for party unity. The team headed by the Regional Chairman, Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana alias Professor Kalamonia is expected to canvass for more votes for …

Accra, Ghana – President of the Private Health Facilities Association Ghana, Mr. Donkor Boakye Samuel has lauded the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA’s) latest rapid Claims Payments. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines after a meeting with Executive Management at the NHIA Head Office in Accra, he remarked, “NHIA …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – A senior project manager of the Electronic Waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN) project, Professor Daniel Agyapong, has urged scrap and electronic waste collectors to formalize their businesses for optimum gain. According to him, scrap and e-waste collectors would be able to access certain opportunities such as grants …

Tamale, Ghana – The Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation has asked the government of Ghana to make it mandatory and ensure that provision is made for sign language interpreter services in all its programmes and activities for the benefit of deaf people. The  charity organisation encouraged duty bearers, government agencies, civil …