NHIA: Salary Cuts Completely False

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has received reports of an increasing panic among its staff members and workers of the National Health Insurance scheme (NHIS) following media reports that the Authority has decided to reduce the salaries of its staff.
The Authority is also concerned about the actions of some persons who continue to spread this false report and misinformation among workers in an attempt to incite them against Management, dampen their commitment to the job and create a general disaffection for operators of the Authority.
NHIA assures its workers and stakeholders across the country that the reports of salary cuts are completely false and should be dismissed entirely. Those spreading the mischievous speculation among workers with the aim of causing an unnecessary fear and panic are also entreated to put a stop to it.
The NHIA puts on that it cares about the welfare of its staff members and is currently considering a proposal for more enhanced condition of service submitted by the UNICOF Local Union of the NHIS and negotiations with them in this regard commences soon.
Workers and Scheme Managers across the country are once again assured that there is no cause for alarm and they should go about their duties with the dedication and selfless attitude they have shown over the years. They are also encouraged to make use of the Authority’s internal communications outfit in seeking clarification on these and any other issue when necessary.
The NHIA is a public service institution and in its quest to achieve and sustain a high level of performance and productivity among its staff members, the Authority assures them that it would not compromise on the principles of principles of equity, fairness and transparency in the public service salary structure.
To ensure that this principle works, the Authority has engaged the services of Ernest and Young to do re-evaluation of the various workers and their job descriptions so as to recognize and compensate for the job content and the perceived salary discrepancies, if any.
The Authority also assures its workers that this task would be delivered with maximum transparency and integrity. The NHIA directly funds ninety percent (90%) of the operations of the 145 plus district mutual health insurance schemes in the country and would continue to carry out periodic operational audits of the activities of the Schemes and apply appropriate recommendations.
The Authority again assures the public that it would continue to work to secure the implementation of a national health insurance policy that ensures access to basic healthcare services to all residents in Ghana so as to provide financial risk protection against the cost of basic health care and to delight our subscribers and stakeholders with an enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic professional staff who share the values of accountability in partnership with all stakeholders.