President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that psychological healthcare will now be absorbed below the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana by subsequent yr.
Speaking at a gathering with physicians and surgeons in Accra, the president highlighted that psychological well being must be a priority for everybody and emphasised the significance of getting specialists serving in all hospitals throughout the nation to attain the goal of common well being protection.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the provision of specialists is essential as Ghana works in direction of attaining its common well being protection targets, which he believes may be achieved with the assistance {of professional} well being our bodies collaborating with each other.
The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Ghana Medical and Dental Council, the Ghana Health Service, and the Ministry of Health should work collectively to attain the common well being protection goal, he added.
The announcement got here as a welcome aid for Ghanaians who’ve been advocating for the inclusion of psychological healthcare below the NHIS.
The transfer to incorporate it’s anticipated to provide extra Ghanaians entry to high quality psychological healthcare, as psychological well being has turn into an more and more necessary subject because of the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on people’ psychological well being.
As the nation works in direction of attaining common well being protection, the choice to incorporate psychological healthcare below the NHIS is a commendable step in direction of constructing a stronger healthcare system in Ghana./
Source: Daily Guide
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