Exciting Changes to NHIS: No More Waiting Period for New Members
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has removed the standard one-month waiting period for new NHIS members and individuals whose cards have been inactive for more than three months. The…
Okoe Boye Clarifies: Ghana’s Health Data Stored Locally, Not in India
Former Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has strongly refuted claims that Ghana’s health data, managed under the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), is hosted in India. He described…
Lightwave Is Ghanaian-Owned, Not Foreign – Okoe-Boye Rebuts Akandoh
Former Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has dismissed claims made by his successor, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, that the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS)—Ghana’s national digital…
Government renews NHIS commitment, targets illegal charges at health facilities
The government has renewed its commitment to enhance Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) with a focus on sustainable funding and policy reforms. At a recent stakeholders’ conference, Health Minister…