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Ghana Parliament approves formula for disbursement of NHI Fund
Parliament has approved the proposed formula for the disbursement of the National Health Insurance Fund for 2020 to enable the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to undertake its activities for the year.
The object of the Fund…
Increase in health insurance membership card renewal
More than 5.8 million subscribers (70 per cent) of the National Health Insurance Scheme, last year, renewed their membership through the Mobile Renewal System, boosting the renewal rate by 9.1 per cent.
This is the highest to be recorded…
NUGS gives government two weeks ultimatum to release student loans
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has given government a two-week ultimatum to provide the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) with funds so that student loans would be released timeously.
Mr. Isaac Jay Hyde, President of NUGS at a…
Three-tier pension to increase retirement income security for workers – NPRA
The three-tier pension system will enhance pension benefits and increase retirement income security for workers both in the formal and informal sectors of the economy and improve on the nation's economic future.
Mr Hayford Attah Krufi,…
SSNIT OBS Contract case adjourned to January 22
The state is having difficulty in producing witnesses to testify in the case of former Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) boss, Ernest Thompson and four others who have been charged for causing financial loss to the state.…
DVLA, NIC database to be integrated to eliminate uninsured vehicles
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) and the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) will integrate their motor insurance database next year, to eliminate commercial vehicles without insurance cover on the road.
The integration…
Challenges with NHIS hindering quality malaria care, other basic health services
Deprived communities and vulnerable groups are contending with various challenges related to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as they try to get access to basic health care, a situation that is undermining the country’s efforts…
Health sector pensioners assured of lump sum payments come January 2020
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Health Sector Occupational Pension Scheme (HSOPS) has assured its contributors that they are reasonably ready to take over payments of lump sum come January 2020.
Dr Derek Amoateng, the Chairman of the…
Re-look at the subsidy base of NHIS – Abban
Mr Alexander K. Abban, the Deputy Minister of Health, says Ghana has to adopt a health financing strategy that would propel the level of progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by year 2030.
He said to achieve a…
Insurance companies called to market annuities for pensioners
Insurance companies have been tasked to consider marketing annuities for pensioners instead of allowing them carry their lump sums home.
Mr Kofi Andoh, Deputy Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), said although…