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NHIA partner Korean Foundation for Int’l Healthcare to train staff
The Korean Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) in alliance with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commenced its Knowledge Sharing Executive Initiative for participants of the authority. The Initiative in collaboration with the University of Ghana Business School, is a 5-day inculcation Programme for the second set of participants of the Authority. Lead Resource […]
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Editorial
Editorial: Detention of patients for non-payment of bills must stop!
The Director in charge of the Global Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme at the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, is quoted by the graphiconline.com as saying that health facilities in Ghana and other parts of Africa should stop detaining patients who are unable to pay their medical bills after treatment. According to […]
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Community Pharmacists to offer services under NHIS
The Community Practice Pharmacists Association (CPPA) has announced plans to collaborate with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to extend healthcare access by accrediting One Thousand Community Pharmacies nationwide. This announcement was made during a CPPA Virtual General Meeting themed “Providing Quality Care Through Health Insurance.” The initiative aims to benefit both Ghanaian residents and […]
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NHIA Deputy Chief Executive ends tour of regional facilities
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Operations, Louisa Atta-Agyemang (Mrs.), concluded a three-day working visit to the Greater Accra, Volta, and Oti Regions on March 28, 2024. She concluded the tour in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region, where she expressed satisfaction with the limited rollout of the […]
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No more ‘football age’ as Veep launches Ghana Card Number at Birth
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the Ghana Card Number at Birth initiative. From yesterday, March 14, 2024 every Ghanaian child born in an accredited health facility will be given a Ghana Card Number at birth. The initiative was launched on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at the Ga North Municipal Hospital, where children […]
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Celebrity News
Okyeame Kwame and wife Annica graduate from IPSL
Hiplife legend Okyeame Kwame and his wife Annica have achieved a major academic milestone by graduating together from IPSL with a professional master’s in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Okyeame Kwame shared the news on his social media platforms: “We graduated together from IPLS with a professional master’s in Alternative Dispute Resolution…The course was informative and practical, […]
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NIA urges Public Service Workers Union to reconsider indefinite strike
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has appealed to the Public Service Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to cancel its planned strike and retract its notice of action, scheduled to begin on March 25, 2024. The Union, in a statement released on March 4, announced its intention to embark on an indefinite strike […]
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NHIA Executive Management begins four-day tour of Northern zone
The National Health Insurance Authority’s Executive Management, led by Chief Executive Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has embarked on a four-day working tour to the Northern Zone to inaugurate some completed projects. The tour, which started on February 14, 2024, includes the Upper West, Upper East, Savannah, North East, and Northern Regions and is expected to […]
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Sawla-Tuna-Kalba MP criticises govt over lack of development in his constituency
Andrew Dari Chiwitey, the Member of Parliament for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency in the Savannah Region, has expressed his disappointment over the lack of developmental projects initiated by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government in the area. Mr. Chiwitey, who is a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), claims to have executed more projects […]
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Sacked Sawla-Tuna-Kalba DCE involved in accident
Information reaching citinewsroom.com indicates that the immediate past District Chief Executive of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district, Barikisu Losina, has been involved in an accident. The accident reportedly happened near Guripe on the Sawla-Damongo Road Saturday morning. This comes 24 hours after Barikisu Losina was sacked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo together with 23 other Municipal and […]
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NIA rejects blame for ‘illegal’ charges on MoMo to Bank transfers
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected claims by banks that the Ghana Card is responsible for identification challenges leading to illegal charges on money transfers between personal bank accounts to mobile money wallets. This comes after complaints from individuals about fees charged for transferring money between bank accounts and mobile money wallets with the […]
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About 191 financial institutions have access to NIA data – Prof Attafuah
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has confirmed that approximately 191 financial institutions, encompassing Universal Banks, Rural Banks, and Savings and Loan companies, now have access to its data. In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday, February 2, Prof. Kenneth Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the NIA, disclosed that these institutions have seamlessly […]
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NIA rejects blame for ‘illegal’ Bank charges on MoMo to Bank transfers
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected claims by banks that the Ghana Card is responsible for identification challenges leading to illegal charges on money transfers between personal bank accounts to mobile money wallets. This comes after complaints from individuals about fees charged for transferring money between bank accounts and mobile money wallets with the […]
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World News
Iraq condemns ‘irresponsible’ US air strikes on Iran-backed groups
The Iraqi government has strongly condemned US strikes which targeted sites used by Iranian-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said they “blatantly” violated his country’s sovereignty. The US said its “proportionate” attacks had targeted “Iran-affiliated groups”. The paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said the “treacherous” US […]
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Health
Private health facilities to halt acceptance of private health insurance
The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana has issued a stern warning, declaring its intention to cease accepting Private Health Insurance soon. This decision stems from the National Health Insurance Authority’s failure to regulate Private Insurance Companies, resulting in arrears owed to its members. According to the association, this has resulted in their inability to […]
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Business
Bawumia chases ‘Ghosts’ on gov’t payroll
A comprehensive digital solution to address the challenge of ‘Ghost’ names and delays in the payment of salaries of newly enrolled Government staff on the National Payroll System has been launched by Vice President Bawumia in Accra. The system involves the linkage of the Government of Ghana (GOG) National Mechanized Payroll Database of the Controller […]
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Business
No Ghana card, no salary in March – CAGD to govt workers
Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, the Controller and Accountant General, has stated that any public sector worker without a Ghana Card will risk losing his/her salary effective March 2024. This follows the launch of a software solution that integrated the databases of the Mechanised Payroll System of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) and the National […]
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Louisa Atta- Agyemang Is NHIA Deputy CEO
Louisa Atta-Agyemang PRESIDENT Akufo-Addo has appointed Mrs. Louisa Atta-Agyemang as the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The appointment letter, dated December 13, 2023,
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