Ghana: Alliance urges capture of NCDs on NHIS

The Ghana Non-Commu­nicable Diseases (NCDs) Alliance, a civil society organisation, has re-echoed the need for the nation to capture the NCDs on the list of medication of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

Mrs Ama Nyarko, a NCDs advocate and member of the Alliance which works to prevent and control NCDs in the country, noted that NCDs remained a leading cause of deaths in the country, urging the government to prioritise its fight.

In an interview with the Ghana…