NHIS Damba. Pishigu Lana Sponsors 1000 People Enrollment | 9/19/2025

A prominent chief in the Dagbon traditional area, the Pishigu Lana, Dr. Alhassan Andani, has generously paid for the enrollment of one thousand people onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

The beneficiaries included the destitute in several communities within the Karaga district in the Northern Region. The charity formed part of activities marking the 2025 Damba festivities celebrated across the Dagbon traditional area and other parts of Northern Ghana.

The astute banker, entrepreneur and revered traditional leader, Dr. Alhassan Andani, demonstrated his kindheartedness when the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Acting Northern Regional Director, Mr. Alhassan Abdulai, paid a courtesy call on him in his palace. Naa Dr. Alhassan Andani supported Executive Management’s push for an end to the illegal charges for services covered by the NHIS Benefit Package.

The Ag. Regional Director, Mr. Alhassan Abdulai, appreciated Naa Adani’s visionary leadership and reiterated the NHIA Chief Executive, Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe’s vision to rebuild public confidence in the NHIS.

 

Source: Andrew A. Awonnore,

Northern Regional Ag. Regional PR Manager