{"id":242415,"date":"2016-08-24T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=242415"},"modified":"2016-08-24T06:00:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T06:00:58","slug":"father-campbell-praises-nhis-for-enrolling-more-vulnerable-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/father-campbell-praises-nhis-for-enrolling-more-vulnerable-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Campbell praises NHIS for enrolling more vulnerable people"},"content":{"rendered":"
Humanitarian extraordinaire and parish priest of the Christ the King Church in Accra, Rev Father Andrew Campbell, has praised efforts by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in reaching the poor and vulnerable in society.<\/p>\n
Father Campbell told NHIA Chief Executive, Nathaniel Otoo, that the work of the NHIA was helping bring relief to many people around the country and urged the Authority to keep up the good work.<\/p>\n
\u201cContinue supporting the poor, they don\u2019t have anybody. Some of them are always praying that they don\u2019t get sick because they cannot afford the cost of healthcare. Continue helping these marginalized people so they feel loved and cared for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Father Campbell made the remark on Tuesday when he visited the NHIA CEO to commend the Authority for its interest in enrolling the needy and vulnerable population of the country onto the Scheme, and to enlist the support of the NHIA in other humanitarian causes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see it [NHIS card] work when I go to Weija, Ho with people who cannot afford it [healthcare]. I want you to continue to do this, that\u2019s the only way we can help humanity, keep it up,\u201d he encouraged.<\/p>\n
According to him, he has been following the NHIA\u2019s work with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in providing financial access to healthcare to the needy and less privileged in our society.<\/p>\n