Kwabena Mintah Ankando, the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Juaboso Constituency, is to register more than 16,000 residents in the constituency with the National Health Insurance Scheme ( NHIS) as part of efforts to improve the socio-economic and health needs of the constituents.

Mr Ankando, who is also the Minister for Health, told the  Ghana News Agency in an interview that the registration exercise scheduled for July 14  to August 8,  would target mainly the aged, children, and less privileged, irrespective of their political,  ethnic, and religious backgrounds.

  “ The exercise, especially, would cover the less privileged who can not afford to register with the scheme or renew their cards to enable them to access healthcare services for their ailments, “.

The Health Minister noted that the NHIS had greatly benefited many individuals by providing free healthcare,  but that there were still people in the constituency who had not registered or were unable to renew their expired cards.

The Minister emphasized that the NHIS under President John Dramani Mahama’s government was recently reviewed, allowing for more medical conditions to be covered by the scheme.

He said it was prudent for people to register to benefit from the scheme.

He indicated that the scheduled NHIS  registration and renewal exercise was in fulfillment of a campaign promise he made to his constituents.

He said aside from the registration and renewal of NHIS cards,  he was working closely with the District Chief Executive ( DCE) to roll out more development projects and also to engage more youth in various productive economic ventures to help reduce youth unemployment and social vices.