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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), is making
progress on the implementation of the government’s flagship Free Primary Health
Care (FPHC) policy, seeking to ensure universal access to affordable and
quality health services for all residents in Ghana.
Since the policy’s introduction, the Authority held series
of stakeholder engagements and designed the blueprint, formed a technical team
and sub-committees working assiduously to guarantee the policy’s successful
implementation.
The NHIA Operations Deputy Chief Executive, Dr. Kwesi Senanu
Djokoto chaired a crucial meeting on August 26, 2025, for a review of the
progress made.
He was satisfied with the work accomplished thus far and
emphasized the need to link the policy to the NHIA core mandate of providing
financial risk protection against healthcare costs for all residents in Ghana,
in line with the global agenda of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.
The NHIA Chief Executive, Senior Technical Advisor, Dr.
Chris Atim provided an update on the policy's development and commended the
taskforce and sub-committee teams for their devotion.
Dr. Anthony Gingong highlighted key areas identified by the
taskforce that required further attention.
These included the request for a comprehensive training
manual, the need for basic training and emergency equipment, ensuring the
immediate availability of a service package, establishing a clear and
transparent payments mechanism, clarifying the governance structure between the
Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) and the Ghana Health Service
(GHS), defining the nature of referrals and providing a clear distinction
between "Mahama Care" and the new Free Primary Healthcare policy.
Representatives of the various Directorates made
presentations and demonstrated their commitment to working with the technical
team and sub-committees for the successful implementation of the FPHC policy.
The collaborative spirit of the meeting underscored the
NHIA's dedication to ensuring the new policy is well-structured and effective
in its delivery of primary healthcare services to the vulnerable populations.
Source: Hamdiya Amadu Yakubu
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