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Zeinab Aida Foundation conducts free health screening; funds 400 NHIS registrations on Suhuyini’s birthday
The Zeinab Aida Foundation marked the birthday of Tamale North Member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini, by conducting a free health screening and funding the...
NDC lied to Ghanaians about NHIS to win election only to collapse it –...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer’s running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of misleading voters with...
Mahama accuses gov’t of depleting NHIS funds
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing the government of undermining the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
According to the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama,...
NDC PC registers 1,030 constituents onto NHIS at Kensere Enclave
The Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has registered 1,030 people within the Kensere enclave onto...
Sectorial Debate: NDC initiated NHIS, NPP mismanaged scheme with capping – Prof Beyuo
Former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Titus K. Beyuo has expressed his disappointment in government's handling of the National Health...
Mid-year Budget Review: Government disburses GH¢5.4bn to boost LEAP, School Feeding, and NHIS programs
Government has allocated GH¢5.4 billion to bolster the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and the school feeding...
Ketu North adjudged the best-performing NHIS district
The Ketu North Municipal Secretariat of the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Volta Region has been adjudged the best-performing district across the country.
The...
MoH to implement NHIS policy for foreigners July 1
The Ministry of Health will implement a national health insurance policy for foreigners visiting Ghana for short periods starting July 1, 2024.
Initially, the policy...
Non-subscribers of NHIS qualify for free dialysis treatment – CEO
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says the free and subsidized dialysis treatment is not limited to its subscribers.
According to the Chief Executive Officer,...
95% of diseases covered by the NHIS now – Miracles Aboagye
The spokesperson for the Bawumia campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has claimed that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) now covers 95 percent of...
SSNIT contributors gain automatic NHIS migration
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has started the automatic migration of all contributors to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) onto...
We need to set up a fund for renal patients – Former MP tells...
Former Member of Parliament for Builsa North constituency, Timothy Ataboadey Awotiirim has asked the National Health Insurance Scheme if a fund could be created for...
NHIS coverage may be expanded to other chronic illnesses, not only renal diseases –...
The CEO of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced that the National Health Insurance Scheme’s (NHIS) coverage for renal diseases may be...
NHIS risks collapse if Finance Ministry doesn’t release GH₵2.4bn owed scheme
It is emerging that the Ministry of Finance owes eight months of revenue arrears to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
The arrears in this...
Renal Patients Association of Ghana commend NHIS’s free 6-month dialysis initiative
The Renal Patients Association of Ghana has commended the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for the six-month free dialysis programme.
In an interview aired on Joy...
NHIS announces free dialysis for kidney patients
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced six months free dialysis sessions for kidney patients below 18 and those above 60 years.
The move...
NHIS has improved under current gov’t- Afenyo-Markin
The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says there has been significant improvement in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) under the current administration compared to...
Release NHIS funds to avert collapse – Minorty urges government
The Minority in Parliament has expressed deep concern over the dire financial state of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), attributing it to what...
Renal patients advocate for comprehensive NHIS coverage
President of the Renal Patients Association of Ghana, Baffour Ahenkora, has urged the government to ensure that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) covers...
NHIA CEO demands immediate halt to unauthorized NHIS charges
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, has called for an immediate halt to the imposition of...
NHIS working better under our administration – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has argued that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has improved under the Akufo-Addo-led administration.
According to him, the NHIS has witnessed notable improvements, attributed...
NHIS should cover foreign nationals visiting Ghana – NHIA CEO
Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, has advocated for the inclusion of foreign nationals visiting Ghana in the...
Public remains confident in NHIS – Deputy Health Minster-designate
The Deputy Minister-designate for Health, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, told Parliament's Appointments Committee that there is still public confidence in the National Health Insurance Scheme...
Sleepless nights at hospitals as underfunded NHIS leaves patients stranded
The scheme has over the years served as a good intervention.
However, there have been instances where NHIS subscribers purchase medicines that should be...
The Cost Barrier: NHIS no longer provides coverage for certain diseases it previously covered
Following its establishment in 2003, the National Health Insurance Scheme was intended to provide equitable access and financial coverage for basic health care services...
Savannah Region gets new NHIS office
A new National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) office has been commissioned and handed over to the regional health authorities in the Savannah Region.
The inauguration...
More women on NHIS in Ghana than men – Health survey report
The percentage of women in Ghana who are covered by health insurance is higher than that of men,the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey...
NHIS chases health facilities over illegal charges
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has threatened to suspend some accredited health facilities charging illegal fees.
The NHIS in a statement said they have...
Eugene Arhin registers over 3,000 people on NHIS at Awutu Senya West
Over 3,000 rsidents at Awutu Ayensuako, Adawukwa, Mayenda in the Awutu Senya West District have heaved a sign of relief after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Eugene Arhin, paid for the renewal and registration on the National Health insurance Scheme (NHIS).
NHIS to cover mental healthcare – Akufo-Addo
Treatment for mental health will now be added to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from 2024 President Nana Akufo-Addo has...
Morgan’s Miracles and Sampson Amoateng Foundation register underprivileged on NHIS
The introduction of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is aimed at securing universal access to healthcare services.
The NHIS aims to offer financial...
NHIS sensitizes market women on various benefit packages
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in the Ahafo Region has launched an educational campaign targeting market women to raise awareness on the scheme...
NHIS not collapsing – NHIA
The management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has refuted multiple media reports purporting that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIA) is on...
NHIS can cover renal services – Dr Okoe Boye
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has suggested measures the government can adopt to reduce...
Dialysis treatment to be included in NHIS package soon – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will soon expand its benefits package to cover dialysis treatment....
Renal dialysis must be included in NHIS benefits package – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to expand its benefits package to cover critical illnesses, including kidney...
NHIS should cover dialysis cost – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has raised concerns about the high cost of kidney dialysis in the country.
Speaking in an interview on Adom TV's...
NHIS covers bills of children with cancers
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has covered the bills of 226 child cancer patients since June last year.
Following the addition of four...
NHIS to receive $27.7 Million from the World Bank Group Â
The World Bank Group is offering $27.7 million to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), to increase the National Health Insurance Scheme's (NHIS) annual...
Ghana’s NHIS best in Africa — World Bank
The World Bank has commended Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for being one of the best in Africa, especially with regard to population...