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Ho Municipal NHIS Manager threatened over sanctions

Mr Mawuko Tsigbe, Acting Ho Municipal Health Insurance Scheme Manager, seemed to have incurred the wrath of one of the Scheme's service providers sanctioned recently by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).

Date Created : 2/1/2010 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : GNA

Mr Tsigbe alleged that one Mr Samuel Afetorgbor, Managing Director of Crown Pharmacy in Ho, has threatened to deal with him (Tsigbe) for masterminding the suspension of payment of claims submitted by his pharmacy.

Crown Pharmacy was listed among a number of Service providers sanctioned by the NHIA for alleged professional misconduct and malfeasance.

Mr Tsigbe, who was interacting with the GNA on the state of the Scheme in the Municipality, said following directives from the NHIS Headquarters not to honour claims submitted by the Pharmacy, Mr Afetorgbor occasionally called at the Scheme Office to threaten him.

He said he had made a report to the Police in Ho who are investigating the case.

"He continually threatens me. My crime is that I have tried to protect tax payers' money," Mr Tsigbe said.

Mr Tsigbe said due to the sanction, the Scheme had been restricted from making any payment to the Pharmacy until issues bordering on fraud against the Pharmacy were resolved.

Mr Afetorgbor however denied that he threatened Mr Tsigbe and that "boldness is not arrogance, I did not go to his office with a gun."

On the issue of claims submitted by his Pharmacy, he said he would only comment on that after a scheduled meeting with the Senior Monitoring Officer of the NHIA.

A source at the Ho Municipal Police told the GNA that Mr Tsigbe had made a complaint of threat against Mr Afetorgbor.