Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for promising to establish a Free Primary HealthCare to enable Ghanaians to enjoy good Healthcare in their next administration.
According to Dr Nsia Asare, the NDC failed to fulfil the promise it made to Ghanaians ahead of the 2008 elections to provide one-time premium pay for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Dr Nsia Asare stated that the main opposition party cannot be trusted on the new promise it is giving Ghanaians ahead of the 2020 polls.
But NDC promised to introduce Free Primary Healthcare Plan to assist Ghanaians to access primary healthcare without cost.
Dr Nisah Asare wondered in an interview with an Accra-based TV station due to the promise of a one-time premium for NHIS in their previous years.
“NDC promises are not feasible with the one-time premium they promised,” said Dr Nisah Asare.
Meanwhile, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, a former Minister of Communications, said the NHIS alone is insufficient in ensuring that all Ghanaians have access to quality health treatment in spite of their financial status, hence the decision of his party to introduce this new plan.
Dr Omane Boamah explained on Accra-based TV that his party has a track record of delivering the good program in the area of health and associated infrastructural development.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Solomon Nartey
