The Government has started Spreading its Departments and Agencies in the Oti Region to other Towns to bring the administration to the people’s doorstep.
Towns designated to receive infrastructural projects include Nkwanta, Jasikan, Kete Krachi, and Worawora.
On 16th February 2020, the president inaugurated the Regional Agricultural Directorate in Nkwanta, followed by the inauguration of the Regional Educational Directorate in Jasikan.
Worawora will also have the Regional Health directorate and the Feeder Road Directorate will be in Kete Krachi, according to Nana Akufo-Addo.
Also, a new Business Resource Centre under the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry at Kadjebi in the Oti Region.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his Government is ensuring the equitable distribution of development in each of the six (6) newly created regions in 2019.
Gov’t to make only public hospitals to serve NHIS cardholders nationwide- Private Health providers claim
There is an ongoing discussion to make only public hospitals to serve National Health Insurance cardholders nationwide, Members of the Private Healthcare Providers Association together with Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana claims.
A situation similar to private Senior High Schools under the free Senior High School program, according to the group.
In a statement issued and signed by a leader of the group, Samuel Boakye Donkor Frank Torblu, said “We pray that what we are hearing is not true. The gains made by the National Health Insurance Scheme over the years would be eroded and its purpose of the establishment would also be defeated if indeed such a policy direction is finally implemented.
Health Insurance Scheme as we are all aware is the biggest social intervention policy of the state which is to ensure that every Ghanaian has equal access to quality healthcare services at an affordable cost. The primary focus and the beneficiaries are vulnerable and the poor in our society.”
The statement said,” It would be a disaster on the part of any one individual or group of persons to revert the country by this action.”
It added that “Since we cannot substantiate this position strongly, we would like the government to demonstrate its commitment by making sure that the providers in the private sector are paid their claims timely and regularly. There is a saying that every chitchat has some element of truth. Given this, the only thing that can clear our doubt is the regular payment of claims and effective collaboration with the providers.”
Source: mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
