To address the rising rate of mental health problems in the country, President Akufo-Addo announced the inclusion of mental health care in the National Health Insurance System (NHIS) from 2024.
“Next year, mental health care will be added to the benefits of the National Health Insurance System,” he asserted.
Speaking at the Maiden Awards Night of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons on Tuesday, December 12, he said the key to achieving the goal of universal health coverage is ensuring that there are specialists to serve every hospital in the country. The government said it is aware that there is.
The Government is therefore setting its sights higher and aims to ensure that all doctors who graduate from medical school move on to specialization immediately after their House of Commons training.
This initiative aims to ensure that the people of Ghana have access to the highest level of health care services possible.
“These goals, which are being achieved by developed countries where doctors, nurses and other health professionals migrate, can also be achieved by Ghana.
“The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Ghana Medical and Dental Council, the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health must work together to ensure that this goal is also achieved,” he added.
President Akufo-Addo also called for improved access to the provision of relevant health infrastructure, equipment and logistics, including the introduction of appropriate technology, as part of the government’s efforts towards achieving universal health coverage. He pointed out that the government is working on this.
He added: “To this end, we have introduced technology to strengthen the National Health Insurance System…This is the core of our health care delivery system and we are making it work. ” he added.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the number of active members will increase from 3.3 million in 2019 to 17.2 million by the end of 2022 due to simplified renewal of NHIS membership by dialing *929# from a mobile phone. Increased.
He added that chronic complaints of non-payment have paved the way for a new and improved regular payment system for health facilities that are two months in arrears.
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