This is just one of the policies the NDC has pledged to roll out to improve access to and the quality of education in Ghana. Other policies include the already widely discussed 'No-academic-fee policy for first years in public tertiary institutions' and 'Free Sanitary Pads for girls in school' to help young girls maintain personal hygiene during their menstrual periods and remain in school. Meanwhile, according to the NDC's manifesto, the next Mahama administration would "implement Free Primary Healthcare services from the CHPS compound level to the district level in the medium term." Explaining the policy further at the manifesto launch in Winneba on Saturday, August 24, Mahama said any Ghanaian who walks into any healthcare facility from the polyclinic level downwards would receive healthcare without having to pay for it. He added that the cost of healthcare services from the district hospital upwards would be covered by the National Health Insurance, which he said would be overhauled and properly funded to run effectively. John Dramani Mahama Pulse Ghana The former President, who is seeking a return to power, was speaking at the opposition party's manifesto launch in Winneba on Saturday, August 24.