The National Bloom Insurance Authority (NHIA) has bidding affair over the accretion prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country

It said NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension, achievement and branch disorders were acceptable a above accountability on the healthcare system, decidedly impacting the National Bloom Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

Dr Aboagye Dacosta, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Authority, bidding the sentiments at the barrage of the Western Regional NHIS Wellness Club and said the ascent cases of NCDs were annoying and appropriate burning action to abode the trend

He attributed the acceleration to factors such as ailing lifestyles, poor diet, and the abridgement of concrete action amid the citizenry

"These diseases are not alone affecting the bloom and abundance of citizens, but additionally affectation a cogent banking accountability on the country's healthcare system, abnormally the NHIS," he said

Dr Aboagye Dacosta explained that the purpose of the Wellness Club was for the NHIA agents to advance the way in the antitoxin healthcare calendar of the Scheme to advance aloft the activity assumption amount of the country

He said the Scheme had additionally alien antitoxin healthcare measures, which was an anniversary bloom analysis in its allowances amalgamation area every affiliate could appointment any healthcare ability to analysis their basal belly in their ages of birth

He encouraged the citizenry to accept the addiction of accepting acceptable diet and abundant concrete activities to abate the amount of NCDs

As allotment of the launch, the agents boarded on a bloom airing and undertook some aerobics to accumulate fit

The break additionally saw the commencement of the Shama District Office of the Authority