By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA
Asiwa (Ash), May 26, GNA – Mr. Charles Appiah-Kubi, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho, has ended a two-day community engagement tour with a strong focus on primary healthcare delivery and access to essential social services.
The tour took the DCE and a team of officials to communities including Mrontuo, Dompa, Duase, Ankaase, Dunkura, Dajanso, Kusease, Adujama and Japandu.
The engagements formed part of efforts by the Assembly to interact with residents, assess pressing developmental challenges, and sensitise communities on the government’s newly introduced Free Primary Healthcare programme.
Addressing residents during the tour, Mr. Appiah-Kubi urged community members to take advantage of the primary healthcare initiative being rolled out by the government to improve access to quality healthcare services, particularly in deprived and underserved communities.
He encouraged residents to renew their National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) memberships to enable them to access free healthcare services at Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds, health centres and polyclinics.
The DCE said the programme would significantly reduce the financial burden associated with healthcare and improve early health-seeking behaviour among residents.
The Free Primary Healthcare programme, launched by the Government on May 9, 2026, at Dambai in the Oti Region, provides free preventive, diagnostic and curative healthcare services to NHIS card holders at CHPS compounds and health centres nationwide.
The services cover malaria treatment, maternal and child healthcare, immunisation, and screening for non-communicable diseases.
During the tour, residents raised concerns over poor road networks, inadequate potable water supply, limited health infrastructure and educational challenges confronting the lakeside communities.
The DCE assured the communities that the Assembly would continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to address their concerns and improve living conditions in the area.
He noted that the district assembly had already undertaken some interventions to strengthen healthcare delivery in the district, including the commissioning of a new NHIS office at Asiwa to improve access to registration and claims processing services.
Bosome Freho remains one of the districts with several difficult-to-access communities due to its lakeside terrain, making healthcare delivery and transportation a challenge for many residents.
To improve access to healthcare in such areas, the Ghana Health Service has in recent years deployed “Boat Clinics” and additional boats to provide outreach
GNA
Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Yussif Ibrahim
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