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Agona District Mutual Health Scheme signs agreement with
three hospitals
Agona Swedru, Dec. 27, GNA - The Agona District Mutual
Health Insurance Scheme has signed an agreement with three
hospitals in the Central Region to enable its clients access
medical care.
They are Breman Asikuma Catholic, Apam Catholic and Winneba
Government hospitals.
Nana Kojo Frempong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Scheme announced this at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
of the scheme at Agona Swedru.
He explained that most of its clients were living and
working in those areas therefore, the agreement to enable
them access improved health care delivery.
Nana Frempong said the scheme was negotiating with the
National Health Insurance Council, for its clients to access
health care in all government hospitals in the country
including Korle-Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals in
Accra and Kumasi.
He said the scheme had so far registered 50,986 clients
since its inception in 2005, and realised about 329 million
cedis from 32,919 clients as premium.
The scheme has paid 1.5 billion cedis as claims to 12,732
clients.
Nana Frempong was optimistic the scheme would increase its
clients to 80,000 next year because many people were anxious
to register.
However, he expressed concern about the un-cooperative
attitude of some health providers towards its clients with
exorbitant charges that affected its operations and morale
of the clients.
Nana Frempong expressed appreciation to the hardworking
scheme collectors, chiefs and citizens in the Agona District
for the patronage of the scheme.
Mr Samuel Nyakoh-Agyiri, Scheme Manager appealed to the
people to co-operate and support implementation of the
scheme.
GNA
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