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PAA gives NHIA two weeks ultimatum to explain directive over withdrawal of credentialing private health centers

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The Leadership of the Physician Assistants Association of Ghana has given the National Health Insurance Authority a two-week ultimatum to explain to its members why it is redrawing its services from private health centers which have the license of Physician Assistants in the country.

According to the Association, the directive by the Board and Management of the National Health Insurance Authority is not only an act of mischief and a motive to undermine the association, but an act that will bring an untold danger to clients in rural areas.

Speaking on Reporters Visit on A1 Radio, the Upper East Regional Chairman of Physician Assistants Association of Ghana, Ayamba Peter, said not only will the directive affect their work but it will also bring an untold danger to clients in various communities as most community members are relying heavily on National Health Insurance Scheme to seek healthcare delivery.

“A region like ours where various community members usually rely heavily on private health centers that accept NHIS and some of these centers have the license of PAA, imagine the effects it will create for those clients there. Meaning the poor mothers and children will no longer have access to health care delivery.”

He added, “So the question is; how the country will achieve one of its SDGs which seeks Universal Health Coverage through National Health Insurance Scheme for all citizens? Yes, the directive will not only undermine our work, but it is also go to affect the masses of the population who seek health care at the peripheries of this nation as a result of lack of well-resourced public health facilities.”

In a press released and signed by Emmanuel Yaw Appiah, President of PAA, the Association, called on the government and other relevant stakeholders to as matter of urgency intervene on the directive.

Source: A1Radioonline.com|101.1MHZ|Moses Apiah|Ghana

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