The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Chief Executive, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, projected over 1,200 beneficiaries during a media briefing at the Head Office in Accra, where he officially announced the dialysis program’s complete rollout.
He said the Authority would need between Ghs20 million and Ghs57 million annually to reimburse credentialled healthcare facilities mandated to provide the services.
He explained that the program will be funded by the government, the annual budgetary allocations, development partners, and corporate bodies.
“Currently, the Finance Minister has allocated about GHC2 billion for the next three months, which means we are receiving about GHC600 million per month. The free dialysis program is sustainable, regardless of a change in government.
It will not affect the free dialysis treatment, as the service has already been incorporated into the NHIS Benefit Package and backed by the constitution.” “In 2025, regardless of the situation, we know that Ghs1.3 billion will be coming in.
So, with this, we are confident that it is sustainable, and we will be able to fund dialysis, including the provision of equipment.” Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye further revealed that the NHIA, in partnership with the World Bank and the Ministry of Health, will procure additional dialysis machines and consumables to support healthcare facilities.
