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National Health Insurance Scheme

Also known as: NHIS

National Health Insurance Scheme — Ghana's social health insurance programme covering approximately 70% of the population, providing primary healthcare and chronic disease support.

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October 2026
28 OctDaily Guide
… The programme provided critical medical screening and NHIS registration to 735 community members across its catchment areas. …
Gold Fields Completes HEAL Q4 Programme
28 OctJoy Online
… Alongside the conference activities, the GPAA has been running a free community health screening across four locations in Techiman — the forecourt of the Bonokyempem Hall, the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), the Techiman Central Market, and the forecourt of the NHIS office. …
GPAA opens 23rd Annual Conference in Techiman with strong calls for primary healthcare action
26 OctJoy Online
… The exercise, running from October 26 to 31, 2026, is taking place at the forecourt of the Bonokyempem Hall, the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), the Techiman Central Market and the forecourt of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) office. …
Physician assistants offer free health screening in Techiman
24 OctJoy Online
… At the launch of the 2025-2029 health sector supply chain master plan, stakeholder say effective funding, improved financial management and the recovery of outstanding debts owed under the National Health Insurance Scheme will be crucial to ensuring that health facilities, partic …
Ghana needs 759 million cedis to implement 2025-29 health sector supply chain master plan
21 OctJoy Online
… The three-day initiative, held in Sunyani from July 23 to 25 under the theme “Health Equity in Action: From Periods to Parenthood, For All,” recorded more than 420 screening encounters across 13 service categories and completed over 500 National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) reg …
SIMI summit reaches 1,000 people with health screenings, NHIS registrations in Bono
20 OctJoy Online
… She has also called for critical maternal healthcare services to be covered under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), including intensive care, oxygen, blood supplies and specialist interventions. …
GH¢250m for NIA cards a misplaced priority, redirect into maternal healthcare – PAC to NHIA
19 OctJoy Online
… According to her, the slight increase is why the Ministry of Health has called for dedicated budget funding and National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) coverage for pregnant women’s critical care. …
Targeted interventions helping to reduce maternal deaths by 30 per cent at KATH – Deputy Health Minister
18 OctJoy Online
… Additional assistance included free medical screening, National Health Insurance Scheme registration, food packages, SIM cards loaded with data and airtime, psychosocial support and accommodation provided by partner organisations. …
Gov’t publishes names of 1,964 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa
15 OctJoy Online
… During the exercise, 401 residents, mainly women and children, registered with or renewed their membership of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). …
Theovision provides free healthcare to 2,500 rural residents and Ejura prison inmates
14 OctJoy Online
… for specialised medical care for people living with chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), is an initiative of President Mahama to provide financial support and specialised care for Ghanaians suffering from chronic NCDs not fully covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme …
Mahama truly cares – Obuobia Darko-Opoku

Society

Gold Fields Ghana Foundation completes Q4 health screening programme

The News

The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation completed its Quarter Four Health Engagement and Access Link (HEAL) programme, providing medical screening and NHIS registration to 735 community members across its catchment areas. The programme included specialised breast cancer screening for about 185 women, identifying 21 suspected cases, alongside comprehensive free diagnostic services including X-ray, ultrasound, eye, dental, and ENT examinations.

16 hours ago · Daily Guide →

Yesterday

Gold Fields Ghana Foundation completes Q4 health screening programme
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation completed its Quarter Four Health Engagement and Access Link (HEAL) programme, providing medical screening and NHIS registration to 735 community members across its catchment areas. The programme included specialised breast cancer screening for about 185 women, identifying 21 suspected cases, alongside comprehensive free diagnostic services including X-ray, ultrasound, eye, dental, and ENT examinations.
16 hours ago · Daily Guide →
GPAA opens 23rd conference calling for physician assistants in primary healthcare
The Ghana Physician Assistants Association opened its 23rd Annual General Conference in Techiman, with leaders calling for physician assistants to be positioned at the heart of Ghana's primary healthcare delivery system and equipped to respond to community health needs.
28 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 26 October

Physician Assistants hold free health screening in Techiman
The Ghana Physician Assistants Association is conducting free community health screening at four locations in Techiman from October 26 to 31, 2026, as part of its 23rd Annual General Conference. The initiative includes breast examinations and cancer awareness education, aimed at making health screening accessible to busy workers and residents.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 24 October

Ghana needs 759 million cedis for health supply-chain plan
Ghana requires 759 million cedis to implement a 2025–2029 health sector supply chain master plan aimed at fixing gaps in medicines and medical supplies across health facilities. The government plans to rely on domestic resources and debt recovery from the National Health Insurance Scheme as foreign aid to the health sector is being withdrawn.
24 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 21 October

SIMI health summit serves 1,000 in Bono Region
Sustainable Impact Makers International's 2026 Health Equity Summit in Sunyani reached more than 1,000 people with health screenings across 13 service categories and over 500 NHIS registrations over three days. The initiative also engaged about 800 secondary school students in film screenings and discussions on menstrual health, consent, early marriage and school retention.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 20 October

PAC questions NHIA's GH¢250m allocation to NIA for identification cards
The Public Accounts Committee has expressed displeasure over the National Health Insurance Authority's GH¢250 million allocation to the National Identification Authority for identification card procurement, arguing the funds should instead support maternal healthcare programmes.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 19 October

Mentorship and virtual guidance reduce KATH maternal deaths
Deputy Health Minister Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah reported that targeted interventions—a mentorship programme for doctors performing caesarean sections and a virtual labour room for remote specialist guidance—helped Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital reduce maternal deaths by 30 per cent in recent months. The Ministry plans to adopt these interventions nationwide, amid broader concern that 445 maternal deaths were recorded in Ghana by mid-year 2026, compared to 419 in the same period in 2025.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 18 October

Ghana evacuates 1,964 nationals from South Africa xenophobia
The government has published names of 1,964 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa following xenophobic attacks. The GH¢49.72 million evacuation operation, which ran from May 27 to September 4, included chartered flights, accommodation, medical care, and reintegration support, with the government spending GH¢33.72 million and Engineers and Planners contributing GH¢16 million.
18 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 15 October

Theovision provides free healthcare to 2,500 rural residents
Theovision International conducted a week-long medical outreach in rural communities in Ashanti and Bono East regions, and at Ejura Prison, providing free healthcare screening and treatment to approximately 2,500 residents and offering 401 people support to register or renew NHIS membership.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 14 October

Ghana Medical Trust Fund aims to prevent medical bankruptcy
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), an initiative of President John Mahama, was established to provide financial support and specialised care for Ghanaians with chronic non-communicable diseases not fully covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, addressing the financial hardship chronic illness can cause families.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 13 October

Mental Health Alliance calls for disability employment inclusion in Ghana
The Ghana Alliance for Mental Health and Development has called on government, development partners, civil society and the private sector to promote inclusive employment for persons with disabilities, secure sustainable mental health financing, and end stigma against persons with mental health conditions and physical disabilities. The Alliance has proposed that five per cent of local government staffing positions be reserved for persons with disabilities.
13 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
NHIA seeks legal reforms for free primary healthcare
The National Health Insurance Authority is calling for amendments to the National Health Insurance Act to support the government's Free Primary Healthcare initiative and population-based payment systems. The NHIA also plans to use artificial intelligence and digital tools to combat claims fraud and unauthorised patient charges.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Asogli chiefs welcome Mahama Cares, urge transparent fund management
The Asogli State has welcomed the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), known as Mahama Cares, as a way to improve access to specialised healthcare and complement the National Health Insurance Scheme, but Togbe Kasa III cautioned against misuse of its resources, saying the Fund should fund treatment rather than be misappropriated.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 12 October

NHIA seeks Health Insurance Act amendment for free primary healthcare
The National Health Insurance Authority has urged Parliament's Health Committee to support amending the Health Insurance Act to provide legal framework for the government's Free Primary Healthcare initiative and population-based payment methods, while addressing operational challenges including claims leakages and illegal co-payments.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
MPs, CSOs push for dedicated malaria budget allocation
Members of Parliament's Health Committee are intensifying advocacy for a dedicated malaria budget line, arguing that without ring-fenced allocation, interventions remain scattered across districts. The MPs expressed concern about gaps in indoor residual spraying contract monitoring and noted that many malaria deaths result from delays in reaching health facilities, compounded by poverty and limited public education.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Mahama's advisor cites infrastructure, healthcare as development proof
Senior Presidential Advisor Joyce Bawah Mogtari has highlighted the government's infrastructure, healthcare and economic management initiatives as evidence of President Mahama's commitment to addressing Ghanaians' needs, citing programmes including the Big Push infrastructure initiative, the National Health Insurance Scheme, and Free Primary Healthcare.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 11 October

Mental Health Alliance calls for activation of dormant Mental Health Fund
The Ghana Alliance for Mental Health and Development has urged the government to operationalise the Mental Health Fund established under the Mental Health Act 2012, which has remained dormant since its creation despite the country's growing mental healthcare financing needs.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 9 October

Health investment improving access to care, minister says
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says increased government spending on healthcare is beginning to improve access to services, with the government allocating GH¢32 billion for health sector expenditure in 2026. The Free Primary Healthcare programme is currently implemented in 135 districts and about 4,500 health facilities, expected to expand to 150 districts by year-end, while 7,000 motorbikes and tricycles have been distributed to health workers in hard-to-reach areas.
9 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 8 October

Mahama Cares pledges non-partisan healthcare support access
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares) has reaffirmed that political affiliation will not determine access to medical support, with the Fund's Administrator stating healthcare assistance will be based on medical needs rather than political affiliations. Medical professionals will assess patients and determine beneficiaries to protect vulnerable populations from discrimination.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
NHIS coverage rises to 70% from 57% in under two years
Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme coverage has increased from 57 per cent to about 70 per cent in less than two years, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said, attributing the rise to stronger finances including the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Levy and increased funding that has allowed government to raise payments to healthcare providers by an average of 50 per cent.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 7 October

NHIS coverage rises to 70% after uncapping health levy
Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme coverage has increased from 57% to about 70% in less than two years following government measures including uncapping the health levy, the Health Minister said. Funding for the scheme rose from GH¢6.5 billion in 2024 to GH¢9.8 billion in 2025, and healthcare provider payments increased by an average of 50%.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 6 October

Denmark NGO delivers three-classroom block to Central Region school
Kaerbo For Africa, a Denmark-based non-governmental organisation, has handed over a three-classroom block to Gomoa Nyanyano Secondary Technical School in the Central Region to improve educational infrastructure. The organisation previously constructed and handed over the school to traditional authorities in 2020, which has since been absorbed into the public education system.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Mahama's Reset Agenda aims to benefit citizens from resource wealth
Deputy Director of NHIS Dr Kwesi Djokoto has said President Mahama's Reset Agenda is designed to ensure Africa's natural resources benefit its people, with true independence requiring countries to own, process and profit from their own resources.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 5 October

Mahama calls for healthcare investment to reduce African import dependence
President Mahama has urged African governments and investors to shift healthcare from social expenditure to a high-growth economic sector, pointing to pharmaceutical manufacturing and regional supply chains as opportunities. He highlighted that Africa imports more than 70 percent of its pharmaceuticals and nearly 99 percent of its vaccines.
5 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana Medical Trust Fund exceeds goals in first year
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has exceeded expectations in its first year of operation and is emerging as a key vehicle for expanding access to specialised healthcare, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said at the Fund's first anniversary ceremony. The Minister said the Fund's performance demonstrates strategic collaboration between government, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders and represents an important step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 4 October

Mahama urges African leaders to prioritise health sovereignty
President Mahama has called on African leaders to treat health as an investable, high-growth economic sector rather than a charitable cost, positioning health sovereignty and economic security of Africa's 1.4 billion people as a continental priority.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 3 October

Mahama urges African leaders to prioritize health sovereignty
At the Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt, President Mahama called on African leaders to make health sovereignty a priority for the continent's 1.4 billion people, arguing that health should be treated as an investable, high-growth economic sector rather than a charitable cost. He cited evidence that investment in basic maternal and newborn care yields significant economic returns for every dollar invested.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Mahama outlines Ghana's healthcare expansion and local medicine production plans
President Mahama has outlined Ghana's "Accra Reset" strategy to expand healthcare access and develop local capacity to produce medicines, vaccines and health products. The agenda includes expanding the National Health Insurance Scheme, introducing Free Primary Health Care, establishing the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, and empowering the Food and Drugs Authority and National Vaccine Institute to shift Ghana from a consumer to a producer of health products.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 2 October

Mahama tours Mercy Ships hospital vessel at Tema Port
President John Dramani Mahama visited the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship docked at Tema Port, describing it as a "floating vessel of true mercy and humanism." During its 10-month stay, Mercy Ships will provide patient care and train local health workers; the visit marks the organisation's fifth mission to Ghana since 1991.
2 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Mahama reaffirms healthcare expansion as Global Mercy begins 10-month mission
President Mahama toured the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship docked at Tema Port, and reaffirmed the government's commitment to expanding access to quality healthcare through strengthening primary healthcare, the National Health Insurance Scheme, investing in hospitals and health workers, and using the Ghana Medical Trust Fund for non-communicable diseases. The humanitarian mission marks Mercy Ships' fifth visit to Ghana since 1991.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →