Sunyani NHIS Reaches Membership Target. 

Mr Abuu Appiah Alhaji, the Sunyani Municipal Manager of the National Health Insurance  Scheme (NHIS) has disclosed that the Sunyani Municipal  Health Insurance Scheme was given a target of one hundred seventy-four thousand, six hundred twenty-three (174,623) to register members into the scheme but they have been able to reach the target set for them this year.

Mr Abuu Appiah stated that the National Health   Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a social intervention program introduced by the government to provide financial access to quality health care for all residents in Ghana and those who are on a visit to the country.
 
According to him, the scheme provides the following people exempt categories who are not allowed to contribute to the NHIS including pregnant women, children under 18 years, indigents, persons with mental orders, and persons above seventy years of age (the elderly). 

 Mr Abuu Appiah cautioned members to report all disorders and unauthorized payments (co-payment) issues to the Municipal Insurance Office for redress. 

He added that his office will never countenance cases of extortion by any accredited NHIS facility of corruption and extortion, a major setback and enemy to the National Health Authority and they have established a task force to identify all such setbacks that go contrary to collecting money from the subscribers of the scheme the only enemy to bring the works of the scheme.

He finally explained that this month December is   NHIS month and they have introduced an APP “MY NHIS APPs” for the registration of members who are old and new subscribers to sit in the comfort of their homes and place to register to be enrolled as members or continues member of the NHIS without going to any NHIS office for registration. 

Story by Opamago parichy.