News:
March 25, 2018
The Minority leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has raised issues with regards to management of the National Health Insurance scheme which he said is inundated with several payments rather than its core functions.
The Tamale South MP decried the use of the Schem’s funds for the payment of Nurses Training allowance and the construction of Nurses training facilities which are not part of the core functions the scheme is expected to perform.
He urged Government to find other innovative ways of raising money to fund its activities rather than depleting the already distressed NHIS Funds.
He charged management of the NHIS to get to get support from organised labour in order to get some contributions from labour to support the fund.
Mr Haruna Iddrisu also urged the Ministry of Finance to stop capping the Health Insurance Fund for it to have the necessary fund for its activities whiles charging the scheme managers to cease using the Fund money to provide IT infrastructure.
By Christian Kpesese/ ghanamps.com