Health News of Sunday, 8 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government plans to roll out its free primary healthcare programme by the first week of April 2026. He said Ghanaians will not be required to pay to access basic healthcare services at the primary level. According to Mintah Akandoh, the free primary healthcare system will work hand-in-hand with a robust national health insurance policy, which will enable citizens to access higher levels of healthcare beyond the primary stage. “When you have a very strong national health insurance scheme, what it does is that after the free primary healthcare, the national health insurance will also help you to access healthcare above the primary level,” he noted. “If we are sending free primary healthcare, we all know that our primary healthcare facilities are challenged.

Source: GhanaWeb February 08, 2026 16:07 UTC