Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has underscored the need for investment in the health sector for a healthy population.
He said a healthy nation is a wealthy nation and that the next NDC government would prioritise critical social interventions designed to make health care accessible and affordable to all Ghanaians.
Speaking at the opening of a 12-bed maternity facility, financed by the Lordina Mahama Foundation at Bodom in the Nkoranza North District of the Bono East Region on Tuesday, former president, John Mahama reassured of the next NDC government's Free Primary Health Care policy to bring health care provision to the doorstep of Ghanaians. "The initiate aims to expand access, and prevent minor illnesses from escalating into severe health issues that require costly hospital treatment," he explained.
According to him the policy would apply to patients who seek health care from the CHPS compound, Health Centres, Polyclinics and District Hospitals.