Winneba: The Central Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has held its 2025 Mid-Year Performance Review in Winneba, emphasizing the need for collective efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.
According to Ghana News Agency, the two-day meeting, themed ‘Sustaining our gains; towards universal health coverage – a collective responsibility,’ gathered participants from all 15 district offices. District Managers presented updates on membership trends, indigent registration, and strategies for performance improvement.
The meeting included presentations from the Claims Processing Centre (CPC), Cape Coast Director, Regional Manager, Regional Accountant, and Trauma Hospital. Discussions also covered the NHIS Credit Union and the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Care), with participants agreeing to make contributions by the first week of September. The event concluded with an open forum, brainstorming session, and adoption of key resolutions.
Mr. Christopher Oddoye, District Manager for Awutu Effutu Senya, explained that the meeting aimed to develop new strategies, review operations, share best practices, and collectively address challenges to achieve UHC. Rev Atta Mensah, Effutu Municipal Chief Executive, who chaired the first day’s session, praised the staff’s enthusiasm and stressed the President’s vision of accessible and affordable healthcare for all Ghanaians.
Madam Margaret Morrison, representing the Membership and Regional Operations (MRO) Directorate, commended the region’s recent surge in indigent membership due to initiatives like the National Health Insurance Scheme Evangelism Hour (NEH) and 5Kind4More campaign, encouraging other regions to adopt similar practices.
Mr. Prince Aboagye, Senior Manager at MRO, urged the Central Region to enhance its performance, aspiring to become the top-performing NHIA Directorate by 2026. Mr. Kojo Koi Thompson, Acting Central Regional Director, in his keynote address and closing remarks, expressed gratitude to the MRO Directorate and Executive Management for their support.
Mr. Thompson highlighted key achievements, including the 5Kind4More strategy launch, an award scheme to boost morale, and plans for the NHIS Bells initiative to engage churches and mosques in membership drives. He noted the submission of over 30,000 indigent requests, emphasizing future targets based on the region’s population of 3.17 million.
He called for improved working conditions in some district facilities and consistent report submissions to enhance monitoring and decision-making. Mr. Thompson reaffirmed the region’s commitment to advancing NHIA’s goals and supporting the President’s vision of more accessible healthcare, urging cohesion for Ghana to achieve UHC by 2030.
Mr. Daniel Nyamadi, Operations Manager, presented membership data and shared insights from the Senior Management Mid-Year Review in Kumasi. Mr. Emmanuel Akuamoah, Assin North District Manager, who chaired the second day’s session, described the event as ‘educative, refreshing, entertaining and resetting,’ and encouraged District Managers to align their plans with the Authority’s vision and performance goals.