Ghana’s Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia joined the National Health Authority (NHIA), Chief Executive, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye for the commissioning of newly built National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), District Office in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region.
The edifice was fully funded by the NHIA, in line with its modernization and infrastructure expansion agenda.
Hajia Samira Bawumia at the opening ceremony applauded the Authority for the numerous completed and ongoing projects geared towards making the NHIS accessible to all residents in Ghana.
According to her, the NHIS has for the past 20 years of its existence impacted the health seeking behavior of many people.
She described as unprecedented the level of investments in the health sector made by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, in the Fourth Republic.
“Agenda 111 is an ambitious and unprecedented healthcare project.”
The Second Lady urged people to prioritize their health by embracing the NHIA’s Preventive, Promotive and Wellness programme.
For his part, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye attributed the NHIA’s achievements to the national digitalization agenda driven by the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
As part of the Authority’s digital revolution, he referenced the E-pharmacy project, the ongoing nationwide registration of children aged 6-14 years, by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in collaboration with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and MyNHIS App.
He further elaborated the addition of four mental health illnesses to the NHIS Benefit Package, dialysis treatment, four childhood cancers and prompt payments of Claims to credentialedN healthcare providers.
Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye called for concerted efforts to end illegal charges by some credentialed healthcare providers.
Paramount Chief of the Savelugu Traditional Area, Yoo-Naa Yakubu Andani Abdulai adorned Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye and urged him to forge ahead with his vision.
Projects
In the Northern enclave, the West Gonja (Damongo), Kpandai and Savelugu NHIS District Offices were duly inaugurated.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
