Dr.
Aboagye Dacosta, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has revealed that based on the test scenario and data available to authorities, the government will require between GH¢24 million and GH¢57 million per year to successfully roll out the free dialysis initiative, which is scheduled to begin on December 1, 2024.
He emphasised that the initiative was not politically motivated and was implemented in collaboration with colleagues and the Vice President's research team.
Speaking in an interview with Sir Richie on 'As it is Ghana' on Rainbow Radio 92.4FM, UK, he said, per the data available to them, that they gathered through the piloting of the free dialysis initiative for persons 60 years+ and below 18 years, and it emerged that 1,400 Ghanaians had end-stage kidney disease.