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Report by Edward FRIMPONG
An eleven-member delegation from the Committee on Government Assurances of the Parliament of Zambia, led by Hon. Mandandi Kaliye, visited the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Head Office in Accra.
The purpose of the visit was to understudy the running of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and share best practices in strengthening health insurance in the African region.
The delegation was received by the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Operations, Mrs. Louisa Atta Agyemang who expressed gratitude to the Zambian team for choosing Ghana’s NHIS as a model Scheme worthy of emulation on the African continent. She reiterated that after two decades of sustaining the NHIS, Zambia will benefit from rich experiences and expertise.
Deputy Director for Research, Policy, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Mr. Suleymana Abass, presented an overview of the NHIA. He highlighted that as of 2023, the Authority had recorded 17.8 million active members, representing 55.5% of Ghana’s population. Highlighting the generous NHIS benefit package to the Zambians, Mr. Abass mentioned that the NHIS covers about 95% of diseases in Ghana, with family planning services, four most common childhood cancers, and dialysis treatment included.
He further explained the NHIA sources of funding, emphasizing every government support towards the sustenance of the Scheme. At the height of the presentation were the digital innovations such as the mobile renewal service and the MyNHIS App introduced by the Authority to make enrolments for self and third party, renewals, and other NHIS services easy to access.
Speaking on behalf of the Zambian delegation, the Chairperson of the Committee on Government Assurances of the Parliament of Zambia, Hon. Mandandi Kaliye thanked the NHIA for an in-depth presentation on the 20-year journey of the NHIS, hinting that Zambia will take lessons from Ghana’s success story to build on theirs. Deputy Chief Executive -Operations, Mrs. Louisa Atta-Agyemang intimated visits such as this go a long way to strengthen bilateral relations between countries.
She stated that the door of the NHIA is always open to receive countries willing to tap into the success of Ghana’s NHIS.
Other members of parliament in the Zambian team expressed immense appreciation to the NHIA for the warm reception and insightful presentation.
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