The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has released ad­ditional GH¢1,001,329 for the payment of free dialysis services to six healthcare providers for the months of July and August. The disbursement which includes an advance payment for September, brings to total GH¢1,588,565, the amount allocated to the free dialysis programme since its inception in June. The six providers are Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Efia Nkwan­ta Regional Hospital (ENRH), Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH), Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). In a breakdown on the latest payment, the KATH would receive 186,670.00, CCTH, 83,470.00, ENRH, 33,388.00, HTH, 147,300.00, TTH, 56,956.00 and KBTH, 163,102.00, a press statement issued and signed by the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NHIA, Dr Da-Costa Abo­agye, in Accra, yesterday and copied the Ghanaian Times, said. "The payment is to ensure that the health facilities are ad­equately funded for the dialysis services rendered during July and August. Additionally, this amount includes an advance payment to cover services expected in September," the statement added.