MORE than 343,000 people are yet to be registered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Bawku Municipality and the Garu Tempane District in the Upper East Region.
The managers of the scheme have attributed the situation to the unstable peace in the area which has restricted field workers and potential clients from enrolling with the scheme.
The manager of the Bawku Municipality Mutual Health Scheme which also caters for the Garu-Tempane District, Mr Mahamadu S. Akugri, said this at a sensitisation durbar held at Bazua, near Bawku to educate the populace on the importance of the scheme.
Mr Akugri said although there was relative peace in the Bawku Municipality, the ban on the riding of motor bikes continued to hamper the free movement of people and that was putting a lot of stress on the only official vehicle of the scheme.
He said the scheme in the two districts since its inception, had registered more than 272,835 clients, adding that between March and September, this year, it paid GH¢5,419,127.30 to accredited health service providers as claims for the services rendered to clients.
Mr Akugri encouraged members of the communities under the scheme’s catchment area to regularly renew their membership to continue to access better health care.
While appealing to people within the catchment area to patronise the scheme, he bemoaned the size of the coverage area and lack of qualified staff to man the scheme.
Mr Akugri also expressed worry at multiple attendance to health facilities by some members of the community which resulted in high claims.
He gave the assurance that the scheme would intensify its educational campaign to encourage more people to register with
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