Story:Michael Donkor
THE Ministry of Defence yesterday paid a premium of ¢1.1billion (Gh¢110,000) to the National Health Insurance Council (NHIC)to enable the 5,000 ex-servicemen in the country benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme.
An agreement to that effect was signed between the two institutions at a ceremony in Accra yesterday.
The Chief Executive Officer of the NHIC, Mr Ras Boateng signed on behalf of his institution while the Executive Secretary of the Veterans Association of Ghana, Col. Daniel Prah (retd) signed on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Speaking after the signing ceremony, Mr Boateng said the Ghana Armed Forces was exempted from the benefits of the NHIS.
He said later an understanding was reached between his institution and the Ministry of Defence for the scheme to be extended to cover ex-servicemen.
He said with this arrangement, the ex-servicemen could assess the scheme any where they were; not necessarily Accra.
Col. Prah said the move formed part of the objective of the Ministry to cater for the healthcare needs of the ex-servicemen.
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