Membership of Insurance Scheme would be mandatory

The National Health Insurance Bill would make it mandatory for all Ghanaians to join the Scheme.

Nana Kwesi Amo, System Consultant for National Health Insurance Scheme, said this at the second session of the Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly.

He said the government would give every Ghanaian the opportunity to benefit from the scheme. Nana Amo said the government was committed to setting up the scheme despite the cost involved. He said children under-18 years whose parents contribute and the very poor would be exempted from paying premium on the scheme

Nana Amo said communities would own the scheme under the supervision of a community health insurance committee. He appealed to district assemblies to have an oversight to facilitate the scheme.