The
National Health Insurance Authority in the Northern Region has instituted a
free mass registration exercise geared at giving opportunity to the vulnerable
in all electoral areas in the Tamale Metropolis to be registered to access free
and quality health care. Under the program about 54,000 persons will be covered
while existing members will also enjoy free card renewal. The free registration
exercise will be extended to Orphanages, Schools under the school feeding
program as well as helpless students at the senior High school level. Patrick
Kuagbenu is the Tamale Metropolitan Scheme Manager for the NHIS. It is estimated that more than 18,000
vulnerable residents in the Tamale metropolis under the Livelihood Empowerment
Against Poverty (LEAP) will be registered under the National Health Insurance Authority
free mass registration exercise. The National Social Protection Strategy Policy
is aimed at strengthening and improving the poverty level of the rural
communities by providing cash, quality education and health insurance to the
extremely poor households in the country. However, the Mayor of Tamale,
Abdul-Hanan Gundadow expressed satisfaction about the exercise and noted that
there is the need for it to be done periodical to improve
equal access to quality healthcare. Meanwhile the Mayor urged rural women to
take advantage of the exercise to renew their wards card for free.
Source: Saaka Alhassan
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