After the NHIS is introduced in some areas, some special collectors were appointed to support in the collection and renewal of cards at various scheme branches in remote communities with a commission.

[contextly_sidebar id=”4gwUlsKMLGSfQ13RZQFLsglgtVEbz0L2″]Barimah Owusu-Kwarteng, the spokesperson for the NHIS card-bearers in the areas, made the appeal in an interview with the Ghana News Agency after the management of the Agona East and Agona West branches of the NHIA, had organised a two-phased sensitization, registration and renewal programme at Agona-Duakwa.

He said the reintroduction of the scheme collectors system would immensely help in the collection of clients’ expired cards for renewal to ease the burden of under-staffed branches.

It would also assist clients, especially farmers in remote communities to renew their cards in good time when they expire, and avoid paying penalties, Barimah Owusu-Kwarteng said.

He advocated for effective collaboration between scheme managers of the branches and collectors, chiefs, municipal and district assemblies, so that they could together appoint honest, God-fearing, dedicated and committed people to handle the collection.

Barimah Owusu-Kwarteng said this would help to prevent financial malpractices by prospective collectors, a situation which led to the abolishing of the collection system about 12 years ago, adding that; “if possible, such important duty should be given to assembly members.”

More than 1,600 clients whose NHIS cards were expired were renewed by officials of the Agona Swedru branch of the scheme.

Among the beneficiary communities of the programme are Agona Mankrong Junction, Agona Asafo, Agona-Kwasakrom-Zongo, Agona-Nsaba, Agona Mensakrom, Agona Kwanyako and Agona Duakwa.

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Source: GNA

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He stated that since the IMF bailout may take while, the Euro Bond will help shore up the economy.

The $1 billion Euro bond, which is to be used to fund government’s capital expenditure in the 2014 budget, will also be used as counterpart funding for pipeline projects and the refinancing of domestic and external debt.

Speaking to Citi Business News, Dr. Godfred Alofa Bokpin, who is also a senior lecturer at the at the University of Ghana said the IMF  bailout and the 1 billion Eurobond would boost investor confidence in the economy.

“Going to the IMF, vis-à-vis issuing the third Eurobond, might be good for us because when we sign off on the IMF bailout, we will be under some kind of supervision which will make investors have confidence to purchase our bond,” he explained.

He added that Eurobond will help Ghana build its international reserves and provide a backup for the cedi.

“It will also help build our international reserves. Because the inflows of IMF will not come soon, the Eurobond with the cocoa syndicated loan, we might be able to stabilize the cedi preventing it from further depreciation.”

By: Norvan Acquah-Hayford/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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