Upper West Regional Hospital, three others warned against illegal fees
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has warned four health facilities in the Upper West Region for charging National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) active members for services covered by the scheme. The facilities were: the Upper West Regional Hospital, Lawra Municipal Hospital, St. Theresa’s Hospital in Nandom and the Babile Polyclinic. Mr Samuel Lobber Lekamwe, […]
NHIA uncovers widespread illegal charging of patients by health facilities in Tamale metropolis
A monitoring exercise carried out by the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, has revealed that some health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis impose illegal charges on patients for services already covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme. The Tamale Metropolitan Manager of NHIA, Abdul-Ganiyu Ahmed, who announced this, said Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Tamale Central […]
Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP cuts sod for new maternity block at Nsawam hospital
By Michael Kofi Kenetey The Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri and the Majority Chief Whip of Parliament, Frank Annoh Dompreh has cut sod for the construction of a new maternity block at the Nsawam government hospital to expand the infrastructure development of the facility. Speaking during the sod-cutting ceremony, Mr. Annoh Dompreh noted that securing […]
NHIA unhappy about reports of illegal fees being charged at healthcare facilities
The Upper East Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Kasimu Abudulai, has bemoaned increasing reports of clients being asked to pay illegal charges when they visit healthcare facilities in the region. He said some members of the public in the region, who are beneficiaries to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), complained […]
