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The Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Health
Insurance Authority (NHIA) has held its 2025 First Quarter Performance Review
Meeting at its Regional Office Conference Room in Accra.
The meeting brought
together district managers, technical officers, and regional staff to evaluate
the region’s progress toward achieving its annual targets.
In his opening remarks, the Acting Regional Director, Mr.
Samuel Sowah Oblejumah, commended staff for their punctuality and dedication.
He noted that the region had achieved an Annual Active Membership of 2,284,033
representing 66.2% of the 2025 target of 3,448,870 and called on all district
offices to intensify efforts in the remaining quarters.
Mr. Oblejumah echoed
the vision of H.E. President John Dramani Mahama to improve access to quality
healthcare for people with non-communicable diseases, as outlined in the Ghana
Medical Trust Fund (popularly known as Mahama Cares) and the new Free Primary
Healthcare initiative.
Touching on NHIA-wide reforms, he referenced Acting CEO Dr.
Victor Asare Bampoe’s commitment to addressing illegal charges and co-payments,
as well as improving the payment of claims. Mr. Oblejumah also outlined his
vision for the Greater Accra Region to lead the way in achieving annual targets
and support Ghana’s path to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.
A comprehensive presentation by Mr. Daniel Duedu, the
Regional Data Analytics Team Lead, revealed that Greater Accra remains Ghana’s
most populous region, with over 6.1 million residents about 18% of the national
population. Mr. Duedu stressed the need for the region to maintain a 12% growth
rate in active membership annually to meet UHC targets. He noted with concern
that 580,838 people in the region failed to renew their NHIS cards in 2024 and
encouraged staff to prioritize renewals over new registrations for greater
efficiency.
The Tema District Office was named the Best Performing
District, achieving 80.9% of its membership target by the end of Q1. Ga Central
NHIS Office followed with 70.9%.
On revenue, the region mobilized GH?5.1
million 71% of its flexed provisional target of GH?6.5 million. Ga Central
again stood out by exceeding its revenue target by 12%. Regional Accountant Mr.
Kofi Amoako highlighted that mobile renewals contributed 71% of total revenue,
confirming its dominance as the most efficient revenue stream.
Closing the meeting, Mr. Oblejumah lauded the resilience and
hard work of district staff despite challenges, affirming that their efforts
are crucial to the NHIA’s broader national goals.
District representatives
agreed that the insights and data shared during the review would help shape
more strategic decisions and drive improved performance across the region.
Source:
Benedicta Nyarko
Assistant Public Relations Officer, NHIA Greater Accra
Region
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