By P.K.Yankey
Atuabo (W/R), March 12, GNA- Madam Judith Adjoba Blay, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Limited Company (GNGLC) has launched the registration and renewal of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards for 20,000 residents within eight Districts in the Company’s catchment areas of the Western Region.
The one month exercise would cover 78 communities in Ellembelle, Jomoro, Nzema-East, Ahanta-West, Mpohor, EKMA, STMA and Shama Districts.
The free NHIS registration exercise which is the fourth in the series, since the inception of the Company, is on the theme, “Your Health, Our Priority “.
Mr Henry Anlimah,Assistant Manager at the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Department of Ghana Gas, said the day one of the exercise would cover residents of Atuabo, Ekabaku and Nsein in the Ellembelle, Jomoro and Nzema-East Districts respectively.
He said between 2014 and 2024, Ghana Gas registered 25,000 people onto the scheme with free NHIS cards to access medical care.
“Meanwhile, under the new CEO Madam Adjoba-Blay, the company has decided to register a total of 20,000 beneficiaries within one year”.
Mr Anlimah said as a responsible corporate institution, it sought to enhance the health of people within its operational areas.
That, he noted, would afford project-affected people in the communities the opportunity to be in good health and reap the benefit from the Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of the Company.
Mr Anlimah assured people in the Western Region of the Company’s commitment to meeting the needs of affected communities.
The Assistant Manager at CSR Department said Ghana Gas would soon roll out infrastructural development projects in the areas of health, education, sanitation among others.
Mr Anlimah advised the people to patronize the exercise since primary health care was critical and the company was committed to supporting them.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to journalists at Ekabaku near Atuabo said they had to travel long distances to Half-Assini in Jomoro or Nkroful in Ellembelle before they were registered or renewed their NHIS cards.
They thanked the company for bringing the registration and renewal of NHIS cards to their doorsteps to enable them access health care delivery.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Audrey Dekalu
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