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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 of the National …

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NHIA boss cautions healthcare providers charging illegal fees

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Chief Executive, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has said the decision to revoke the licences of credentialed healthcare providers charging illegal fees is non-negotiable. According to him, the NHIA is paying one and a half billion cedis annually to healthcare providers for claims submitted to the Authority for …

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The country is hot, even dog food has gone from GHC400 to GHC750 – NHIA boss laments

Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, has admitted that the country is hot citing hike in prices of items. He narrated how he was shocked to note that dog food that he usually buys had been increased by close to 100% the last …

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Okoe-Boye appointed Acting NHIA boss

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the former MP for Ledzorkuku, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). “I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance …

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NHIA officials sacked by Parliament’s Committee on Health

Parliament’s Committee on Health on March 31, 2022, sacked officials of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) after it emerged that less than 10 percent out of a total of over 2billion Ghana cedis collected last year was deposited into the health fund. According to the Ranking Member of the …

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NHIA probes manager who ‘fingered’ nurse in Sawla

Management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says an investigation is ongoing following the allegation of sexual assault leveled against one of its directors in the Savannah Region. This was after a petition was sent to the authority outlining the allegations. A nurse at the Soma CHPS facility has …

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NHIA boss ‘caught’ in sexual assault scandal (Watch)

A nurse working at the at Soma CHPS Compound at the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region has petitioned the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to investigate the district manager, Mahama Sakara, for “sexual assault” and “attempted rape”. In her account of the events, Miss Doreen Smith alleged Mr. Sankara …

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NIA to deploy satellite connectivity for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is to beef up connectivity with a satellite technology for uninterrupted registration of Ghanaians for Ghana Card, starting July 22 in the Volta Region. Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, Executive Secretary of the Authority announced this in Ho, during a media engagement ahead of the one …

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