The Volta NDC has stated that the president of the Republic of Ghana, Akuffo-Addo and the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Attah has lied to Ghanaians about claims made by the finance minister concerning claims payment to all National Health Insurance Scheme accredited facilities across the country.
In a statement copied by Awake News on Sunday the 15th of March 2020, the Volta NDC said: “We can say on authority that upon our investigations, the president and the finance minister peddled serious untruth to Ghanaians, because the majority of accredited NHIS facilities in the Volta region have not been paid by the government since January 2019 to date as claimed.”
They are calling on the government to pay all facilities in the region as a matter of urgency ” The NDC Volta with all these unalloyed facts, call on the government to pay all facilities in the region as a matter of urgency to enable the facilities to build their local capacities and acquire protective gears in the midst of the reported cases of coronavirus in the country.”
Their comment is coming on the heels of call for increase in the healthcare facilities as the country has recorded six (6) of the deadly corona virus.
Read the full statement:
GOVERNMENT PEDDLED UNTRUTH ABOUT NHIS PAYMENT IN THE COUNTRY
The NDC in the Volta region has taken judicious notice of the claim made by the finance minister concerning claims payment to all NHIS accredited facilities across the country which was also reechoed by the President.
We can say on authority that upon our investigations, the president and the finance minister peddled serious untruth to Ghanaians, because the majority of accredited NHIS facilities in the Volta region have not been paid by the government since January 2019 to date as claimed.
Below are examples of claims owed major facilities in the region:
1. Claims owed facilities in the region from January 2019 to January 2020:
Akatsi District hospital GH 2,508,000
Sogakope government hospital GH 2,436,000
Hohoe government hospital GH 2,724,000
2. Claims owed facilities in the region from March 2019 to January 2020:
St Paul hospital for the handicapped GH 770,000
3. Claims owed facilities in the region from April 2019 to January 2020;
St Patrick’s hospital GH 580,000
Keta municipal hospital GH 2,050,000
Dzodze Ghana Mission GH 210,000
Volta Regional hospital GH 4,200,000
Ho Municipal hospital GH1,500,000
Margaret Marquart hospital GH 2,200,000
Central Aflao GH 760,000
Central Tongu GH 1,200,000
Comboni hospital GH 1,300,000
Anfoega Catholic hospital GH 700,000
Ho polyclinic GH 300,000
International Health Development Network GH 870,000
Ketu South municipal hospital GH 1,750,000
4. Claims owed facilities in the region from May 2019 to January 2020;
Battor Catholic hospital GH2,043,000
Sacred heart hospital GH 1,620,000
St Anthony’s hospital GH 1,872,000
Peki GOV hospital GH 990,000
The NDC Volta with all these unalloyed facts, call on the government to pay all facilities in the region as a matter of urgency to enable the facilities to build their local capacities and acquire protective gears in the midst of the reported cases of coronavirus in the country.
Signed:
Sorkpa K. Agbleze ( Volta Regional Communication Officer)
Delali Bright Kugbeadzor (Dept. Regional Communication Officer)
By: Joy Kizito Gobey | Awake News
