MP registers 200 indigents in NHIS

Juaso (Ash), April 12, GNA – Mrs. Gifty Ohene-Konadu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim South, has presented a cheque for 36 million cedis to the Asante-Akim South District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme to cover the premiums of 200 indigents in the district.
The amount which was paid out of the MP’s common fund would cover the premiums of the beneficiaries made up of children, teenagers as well as paupers.
Presenting the cheque at Juaso on Tuesday, The MP said the move was to enable the less privileged in society to have easy access to quality health services, adding that most people were unable to seek medical attention at various health facilities due to lack of funds.
She urged the beneficiaries to strive to register in subsequent years since the gesture would not be available always, saying the poor stood to benefit from the NHIS.Mr. Owusu Kodua, the Scheme Manager, commended Mrs Ohene-Konadu for her kind gesture and called for more of such assistance for the needy.

12 April 07