National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced that only three (3) public hospitals in Ghana will benefit from its subsidies intervention for kidney patients.
Starting next month, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), will absorb part of the cost of dialysis for patients at the Korle-Bu, Komfo Anokye and Cape Coast hospitals
Speaking to journalists Dr Dacosta Aboagye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), expressed confident that, this intervention will significantly ease the financial burden on kidney patients.
He explained that following the increase in dialysis cost from GH¢380 to GH¢491, the new scheme will supplement the cost of treatment for the needy.
Dr Dacoasta explained that kidney patients at Korle Bu have been benefiting from philanthropists who cover about GH¢380 of their bill. Consequently, the new scheme would likely cover the remaining cost.
“We are looking at supplementing for both patients from Korle Bu, Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital in Central in such a way that for Korle Bu because they do get that support, we will be able to breach a gap for them and we support our patients also from Cape Coast and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
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