The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) hit an active membership of 17.2 million by the end of 2022, representing approximately 55 per cent of the population. The figure is the highest membership of the scheme at any particular period. At a news conference in Accra last Friday, the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance […]
Within the last 30 days, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢367 million to more than 4,500 credentialed facilities across the country to cover claims of up to December 2022. The authority is expected to make further payments in the next few weeks to cover January to March 2023 claims to bring the […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has reviewed upwards the prices of medicines and services paid to providers and suppliers on the health insurance scheme, with effect from yesterday. It has also reviewed the list of medicines on the scheme to include, Artemether Injection 50mg/ml, which is widely used for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria […]
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has reviewed upwards the agreed 2020 increment of medicine and service tariffs for service providers by 30 per cent effective July 1, 2022. This was after the scheme and stakeholders undertook a market survey of prices and agreed on the figure largely on the basis of inflation and some […]
Management of the Upper West Regional Hospital are pleading with government to release the seed capital to enhance its operations. Commissioned by President Nana Akufo Addo in August 2019, the hospital only started actual operations in January 2020 due to certain challenges and it is yet to receive the seed capital to boost operations. Dr […]
Parliament has approved the nomination of Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye as Deputy Minister for Health. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency and Board Chairman of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital was recently nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as Deputy Minister of Health as the country continues with steps […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye as the Deputy Minister for Health. The Okoe Boye is the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency and the Board Chairman of the Korlebu Teaching Hospital. He replaces the Hon. Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban, the Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, who has been […]
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has purchased 200 beds to help eliminate the “no bed syndrome” facing the facility. Speaking to Citi News, the board chairman of the facility, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye said the beds were acquired for the emergency ward. “We bought about 200 beds and also put in place a proper efficient bed […]
The Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr. Okoe Boye, has supported the More Hope for Disabled Foundation with a bus worth Ghc60,000 to aid their movement to and from. The presentation of the bus coincided with the launch of Dr Okoe Boye Skills Support Programme. Chartered Accountant Clifford M. Kortey schooled the gathering on […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has launched a Skills Support Programme for his constituents. Named the Dr. Okoe Boye Skills Support Programme, the MP who is also the Board Chairman of the Korlebu Teaching Hospital said the aim of the […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye on Saturday, January 12, 2019 helped to fix a new metal railing to replace the defective one at the Northern Cluster of Schools within the constituency. This was after the Medical doctor turned politician got […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has advised his colleague Members of Parliament to endeavour to always avail themselves to their constituents in order to enjoy their unflinching support. Dr. Okoe Boye who has a plan of interacting regularly with his constituents, yesterday January 7, 2019, […]
