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Free Primary Healthcare reaches 135
Mr Akandoh said patients requiring hospital admission, surgery, specialist treatment or other higher-level services would continue to access such care through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) or the Ghana Medical Trust Fund.He said the FPHC programme was designed to enable health workers to identify health risks early, prevent illnesses where possible, provide basic treatment close to patients’ homes and refer cases requiring higher-level care.The programme, launched by President John Dramani Mahama in April 2026, seeks to provide essential preventive, promotive and basic curative healthcare at community level.
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