In a bid to expand healthcare to Ghana’s vulnerable, the government has registered 2000 head potters, also known as ‘kayayei’, and 500 elderly people in the Kumasi Municipality in the Ashanti Region onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
The registration drive was organised by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and supervised by the sector Minister, Mrs Nana Oye Lithur, who was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon John Alexander Ackon, during a working visit to the Ashanti Region.
The registration was in fulfillment of government’s commitment to expanding access to quality healthcare which is essential to the overall human resource development of, especially, the vulnerable groups, the government’s Information Services Department has said.
Lithur said the exercise formed part of the social intervention programmes of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP).
She said the elderly would be provided with the Eban card to enable them skip queues in banks, hospitals and bus terminals, and give them priority in accessing other social services.
The kayayei were also being offered workshops focused on health and social service delivery, including pregnancy tests, legal information and sexual, and gender-based violence.
She also announced the implementation of a direct initiative from the President for the introduction of Pre-Employment Training Skills for kayayei, elderly and other vulnerable groups.
Credit: Pulse
