Dr Victor Asare Bampoe, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says the government is well positioning the Authority to help the nation to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) enjoins countries around the world to work towards achieving the UHC of all people accessing full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them and without financial hardship.
Dr Bamfoe said this when interacting with some key staff of the Sunyani Teaching Hospital, as part of his familiarization visit to the Bono Region.
He said the NHIA had paid almost GHC 1BILLION claims to service providers nationwide,
saying that was an indicating that the government was resourcing the Authority to help put the nation on the edge to achieve the UHC.
Dr Cardinal Newton, the Chief Executive Officer of the Sunyani Teaching Hospital, highlighted the history of the teaching hospital, and added however that need for the government to improve condition at the hospital.
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