Health News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Ghana Card is being modified• By December, the NHIS card will no longer be used• The Ghana Card will now be used to access healthcare in GhanaBy December this year, the Ghana Card will replace the National Health Insurance Scheme’s card. This, according to the Ashanti Regional Director of the NHIA, Kwadwo Tweneboa-Kodua, means that the nearly half of the Ghanaian population registered onto the NHIS will now have to use the Ghana Card to access healthcare services in public facilities and registered private outfits in the country, reports graphic.com. The NHIA boss made this known at the authority's mid-year review meeting in Kumasi. He noted that the authority is intensifying its public education on the new arrangement, all in an effort to ensure a smooth running of the exercise. It is the expectation of the NHIS that the merging of the two cards would be cost-effective to the country.

Source: GhanaWeb September 17, 2021 10:41 UTC