A three-day consultative dialogue between the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) has ended in Accra with a commitment by the two sides to collaborate more effectively on areas of mutual interest...

Aburaman SHS from the Central region emerged winners of the NHIS@10 national “What Do You Know” Competition. The school which beat many others from the regional and zonal levels to reach the final demonstrated their command and understanding of NHIS related issues.

The NHIS 10th anniversary commemorative 2-day International Conference ended with a call on government and health policy makers in Ghana to consider expanding the coverage of the Scheme.

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has unveiled a new brand to consolidate the changing phase of the NHIS with the hope to refurbish the image of the Scheme and mark the program’s next chapter of growth.

On September 05, 2003, exactly ten years ago, following a series of pilots in selected districts, the National Health Insurance Scheme was born.

Ghana’s NHIS has once again been decorated as one of the most important social safety nets across Africa. The Scheme was named the “Most Efficient Health Insurance Scheme in West Africa” by the Security Watch Africa (SWA), an international organization which prioritizes issues of security across the continent, including food, health, water and sanitation.

Membership of the scheme includes people in the informal sector, SSNIT Contributors, SSNIT Pensioners, the Aged (70+), Children under 18 years of age and the Indigent.