Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that all renal patients will receive free dialysis therapy covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as of December 1, 2024.
As part of his 15-day trip leading up to the elections on December 7, Dr. Bawumia made the statement during a stakeholder gathering in the Ashanti Region’s Old Tafo Pankrono Constituency.
“The NHIS was collapsing, but we have revived it with a huge investment. Childhood cancer and sickle cell disease have now been included. Also, kidney dialysis has become expensive, and many patients are unable to pay for the treatment. Six months ago, we started a pilot program for patients above 60 and those under 18. We are now bringing the pilot program to an end. From December 1, all patients will receive free treatment under the NHIS,” he stated.
Following the success of a pilot program earlier this year for patients aged 18 and under 60, the new free dialysis policy was implemented.
Free dialysis treatment would be provided to NHIS-registered kidney patients under the new policy.
Patients and their families, who frequently find it difficult to pay for the expensive operation, are the target of the intervention.
“Dialysis has become expensive, and this new policy will help reduce the burden on families,” Dr. Bawumia added.
