NHIS registers 32,000 needy people in Upper West region

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), from January to July 2021, registered a total of 32,000 indigent people in the Upper West region to give them access to free health services.

This, however, affected the Plan’s financial performance in the region, as it was only able to mobilize 29 percent of its annual revenue target for the year.

Mr. Samuel Lobber, Upper West regional director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), who revealed this during a press briefing in Wa, expressed hope that revenues would increase during the winter season. harvests.

He said that achieving universal health coverage (UHC) did not depend on the financial mobilization strength of the regions as the government had adopted it as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

He said their job was to identify and register these indigent people to access healthcare and that the government would reimburse their claims to healthcare providers.
“With the advent of COVID-19, the mobile renewal platform has pro

Mr Lobber said NHIS is leading the way when it comes to using technology to solve problems and mentioned, in particular, the introduction of the mobile renewal system.

He said the innovation had not only helped to increase the number of active members of the program, but also reduced the usual congestion in the various district offices of NHIS.
even be one of the best strategies that any institution dealing with the public can adopt for convenience and also to ensure the safety of its staff as well as members, ”he said.

Mr Lobber hinted that steps were being taken to link the NHIS card to the Ghana card to give members the option to use both to access health care until the NHIS card was completely phased out. .

He therefore advised the public to always have the Ghana Card with them when registering for a new NHIS card or renewing an old one, so that staff can link the two cards for members.

Mr Lobber revealed that they have provided an option on the * 929 # mobile renewal platform for members to follow to link their NHIS cards to Ghana cards from the comfort of their own homes.