Coronavirus: Release NHIS funds owed us to fight disease – PHFA to government

The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana (PHFAG) has called for the reimbursement of funds owed National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) providers to enable the private facilities “play a vital role” in combating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement signed by the Acting Director of the Private Health Facilities Association, Samuel Boakye Donkor, PHFA commended efforts by government in “the timely release of funds” and the general sensitisation drive to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.

It noted however that the efforts of “government must reflect in utmost preparedness at all levels especially in the area of the healthcare delivery across the country” and thus called on government “to adequately resource the various private health facilities as most are likely first respondents of cases which may relate directly to infected victims.”

According to the PHFAG, “majority of private health facilities in Ghana are NHIS accredited and are inadequately equipped and incapable of handling emergency cases” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic due to “government's inability to settle indebtedness spanning 9 to 14 months.”