By Rosemary Wayo
Tamale, Dec. 1, GNA – As part of activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has undertaken a public awareness procession to engage people on the scheme.
The Northern Regional office of the NHIA embarked on a float on the principal streets of Tamale, stopping at densely populated areas to educate residents on the use of the “MYNHIS” mobile application.
Staff of the NHIA across the region, during the float, distributed flyers that had the details of the mobile application and guided residents through the step-by-step process of downloading and installing it.
The MYNHIS mobile application is available on the Google and Apple stores to serve purposes of registering onto the NHIS as well as providing vital information to improve accessibility to the scheme.
Mr Abdul Latif Issahaque, Northern Regional Director of NHIA, addressing the media after the exercise, said it was in response to Executive Management direction to educate the public
towards increasing membership of the scheme without the inconvenience of joining long queues at district offices.
He said the staff strength of the authority had improved with offices in all regions in the country, adding those were signs of growth in 20 years.
He said the scheme was challenged with third party activities that hindered transparency in delivery, adding that arrangements were ongoing to counter such acts.
He said, “We sign contracts with service providers to offer services on our behalf and over the years, there have been some malpractices.”
Mr Issahaque commended the media and staff of the NHIA for their relentless contributions to the growth in services of the NHIS, urging enhanced partnership to curb illegal dealings associated with the scheme.
GNA