The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has declared its readiness for the implementation of the government's promise of free dialysis for kidney patients.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, following a meeting with heads of major public hospitals in the country, the Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA, Dr.
Dacosta Aboagye, stated that the NHIA has consulted extensively with various health facilities, which are prepared for the full rollout of the program on December 1, 2024.
According to him, the pilot program, which was limited to patients under 18 years, has provided the NHIA and the hospitals with the information necessary for the successful expansion of the program.