The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says under their party's Free Primary Healthcare policy, Ghanaians will not require the National Health Insurance in order to access healthcare at the primary level.

According to the party, the promise, which they describe as the largest social protection program under the 4th Republic, will ensure that Ghanaians enjoy quality healthcare at no cost.

Former Communications Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah explained the details of the policy at the NDC's weekly press briefing on Thursday, October 8, 2020.

“The free Primary Healthcare Plan will deliver preventive health, health promotion interventions and curative care. It seeks to provide quality healthcare for all Ghanaians at no cost to the individual and President Mahama has demonstrated his unquenchable determination to implement it.

"Under the Free Primary Healthcare Plan, no Ghanaian will pay for healthcare in district hospitals, polyclinics, health centres and in CHPS compounds” he said.

He further explained that the move will in turn free NHIS revenue in order to cater for healthcare delivery at the secondary and pro-secondary levels.

Dr. Omane Boamah also mentioned that the policy will facilitate a creation of new jobs for health professionals.

According to him, there will be the need to ensure that health facilities have enough personnel to deal with a potential surge in numbers, as the policy will lead to the inundation of hospitals.

“Free primary healthcare will require additional health human resources, and this heralds more jobs for the good people of Ghana.

The Mahama-led government will also enlist the services of private sector providers and support their facilities to participate in the delivery of free primary healthcare to Ghanaians” he explained.

Meanwhile, the political party has earlier explained that a percentage of revenue accrued from oil transactions will be used to fund the policy.