{"id":214392,"date":"2024-08-30T17:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/30\/nhia-declares-war-on-communicable-diseases\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T17:44:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:44:58","slug":"nhia-declares-war-on-communicable-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/30\/nhia-declares-war-on-communicable-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"NHIA Declares War On Communicable Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr Da Costa Aboagye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a groundbreaking move, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has developed a pioneering strategy to tackle noncommunicable diseases, which has caught the attention of international health experts.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of NHIA, Dr Da Costa Aboagye revealed on the Asaase Breakfast Show that the \u201cPreventive Promotive Approach\u201d was born out of a review of the National Health Insurance Scheme\u2019s (NHIS) cost burden, which identified diabetes and hypertension as the primary drivers of expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cWe had to come up with a strategy to reduce these noncommunicable diseases,\u201d Aboagye explained.<br \/>\u201cSo, we developed the \u2018Preventive Promotive Approach,\u2019 which gives every Ghanaian the opportunity to check their vitals at least once a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This innovative approach has already attracted interest from global health giants, including the World Bank and the National Health Service (NHS) of England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World Bank has invited me to present at various programs, and I met with NHS England last week, which has expressed interest in investing in this initiative,\u201d Aboagye disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The NHIA CEO hailed the approach as transformative for Ghana\u2019s healthcare system, enabling early disease detection, increasing life expectancy, and paving the way for universal health coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Da Costa Aboagye \u00a0 In a groundbreaking move, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has developed a pioneering strategy to tackle noncommunicable diseases, which has caught the attention of international health experts. 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