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NGO registers,renews NHIS for Effia-Kwesimintsim residents

Residents of the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality (EKMA) of the Western Region have benefited from a free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registration and renewal exercise.

Date Created : 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Seth Danquah/Ghanadistricts.com

The free gesture was organised by Pokuaa Balm of Gilead Foundation, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), based in the municipality.

The exercise, which started last year, was widely patronized by community members, including women of various ages and backgrounds, to ensure Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Residents of Anaji, Apremdo main market, Assakae, Whindo, Kwesimintsim, and other adjoining communities benefited from the exercise.

Dr. Yaa Pokuaa Baiden, the Founder of the Foundation, said the initiative was aimed at eliminating financial barriers and making healthcare services readily available to the residents.

She noted that one of the objectives of the Foundation was to bring quality healthcare to the doorstep of the underprivileged in society, especially women and children, and those without access to the NHIS cards.

She expressed satisfaction at the impressive turnout of the people to participate in the exercise and said her outfit was committed to working assiduously to ensure more residents benefited from the exercise.

Dr. Baiden expressed worry over the situation where some people had deliberately decided not to register or renew expired NHIS membership, saying, “A lot of Ghanaians do not concern themselves with registering with the Scheme or renewing their membership until they fall sick, or their children fall sick then they rush to register or renew their membership.”

She said the benefits of joining the NHIS were enormous and implored Ghanaians to register with the Scheme to enjoy quality healthcare service delivery.

Dr. Baiden, who is also the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Administration and Human Relations of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), said the Authority was poised to achieve the universal healthcare coverage mark.