NHIA honours Otumfuo with free registration of subscribers at Manhyia

Large number of people, including students, yesterday thronged the premises of Manhyia Palace, the seat of the Overlord of Ashanti Kingdom, to participate in the free registration and renewal onto the National Health Insurance Scheme. The gesture by the NHIA is in recognition of Otumfuo’s contribution to health advocacy.

It is also in the fulfilment of an earlier pledge by the management of the NHIA to register over one million people in the Ashanti Region, when management paid a courtesy on the Asante monarch last month.

“Otumfuo is keen about the well-being of Asanteman and Ghanaians, so we intend to support the healthcare system with this initiative,” the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe said during the courtesy call, which was led by himself and the Board Chairman, Lawrence Nii Okantey Adjetey.

The delegation at the time also included Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, Francisca Atuluk, Dr Koku Awoonor-Williams, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, Pious Kwame Nkuah and others.

Dr Bampoe’s delegation told Otumfuo that the registration exercise would highlight a partnership between traditional leadership and state institutions to expand healthcare coverage to more Ghanaians.

Under the ongoing initiative, the National Health Insurance Authority will register one million people for free in honour of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as he marks 27th anniversary on the Golden Stool. It is also meant to honour his 76th birthday on May 6, 2026.

The free registration and renewal campaign, which runs throughout May is dubbed: “The Kings Month”, under the theme: “Our King, Our Pride”.

It focuses on vulnerable populations and constituents across the paramountcies and traditional areas in the Ashanti Kingdom.

The NHIA Board Chairman, Lawrence Nii Okantey Adjetey during the courtesy call last month

praised Otumfuo for quality leadership and making an impact in the lives of his people, and hoped the initiative would further improve the NHI’s coverage.

Otumfuo commended the Authority for expanding to cover chronic disease treatment, as well as its prompt settlement of claims.

 

 

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