Queen Máxima pushes for NHIS coverage of digital healthcare like NkwaPlus to reduce patients’ medical costs
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has called for greater efforts to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in Ghana, particularly for patients living with chronic diseases who continue to pay for some medical services despite having health insurance. The Queen believes Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) must evolve to accommodate digital healthcare services that allow patients to receive medical attention from home without making frequent visits to hospitals. Speaking during a policy dialogue with healthcare providers and policymakers at Manna Mission Hospital in Accra, Queen Máxima expressed interest in how Ghana could improve its health insurance system to reduce the financial burden on patients. The engagement followed her interaction with three patients receiving treatmen…