'Free Primary Healthcare for all Ghanaians' - Mahama Promises

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to implement free primary healthcare for all Ghanaians under a special arrangement to be managed by the National Health Insurance Authority

According to John Mahama, this initiative will eliminate financial barriers to health and give everyone the opportunity to access healthcare services in the country.

“It is the aim of all countries to attain what we call universal healthcare. Unfortunately, our National Health Insurance Scheme makes it difficult for us to obtain this objective because the payment of premiums at the lower rank of the health delivery system makes it difficult for everybody to be able to access quality healthcare. So we are breaking a new program to supplement the NHIS.”

“Let me point out that this programme and plan we are bringing is going to be implemented and supervised by the NHIS But it is going to be a program for free primary healthcare so that at the level of the CHPS compound, polyclinics and health centres all Ghanaians will have access to free healthcare whether they possess a national health insurance card or not.”

The former President noted this, when he addressed a durbar of Chiefs at WA as part of his four-day tour of the Upper West Region.

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Mahama upon arrival at the Upper West Regional Capital in his tour, received a rousing welcome.

He was met by several thousands of motorbike riders amid joyous songs and dance, and was taken through the principal streets of Wa.