• Live Radio
  • Videos
  • About
  • Contact
  • Despite Media
Ghana Election 2020
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • VIDEOS
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Live Radio
    • Photos
  • Election 2020
Local News
 
 
 
Home News Health 201210

Korle Bu Rejects NHIS

30-Oct-2012
/ Health, News
Email
Print
Comments 0
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
(0)
Comments
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
 

Patients on admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital cannot access drugs on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) list from the main pharmacy within the hospital, The Finder has learnt.

They say they are always turned away when they present their cards for service. Some relatives of patients on admission told The Finder that they were surprised at the phenomenon.

�I don�t understand why Korle Bu would not accept NHIS and thus I could not get the drugs for my son, but had to go to a private pharmacy, where I was served,� a parent lamented.

The Finder�s sources within the hospital indicated that the some of the pharmacies are not accredited to provide patients with drugs on the NHIS list while others are operationally handicapped.

�Since the main pharmacy does not provide the service for patients on NHIS, we write the drugs and request that they obtain them from across the street,� a nurse at Korle Bu told this reporter.

At the 37 Military Hospital, a staff at the entrance of the pharmacy said �I�m sorry; we don�t accept NHIS here.�

Officers at the NHIS office within the Military Hospital said the pharmacy was not accredited and as such could not provide the service.

Further checks conducted by this reporter at the pharmacies at the precincts of the Korle Bu and 37 Military hospitals revealed scores of patients and their relatives awaiting their turn to procure drugs with the NHIS.

One woman who was emerging from one of the pharmacies opposite the Korle Bu hospital confirmed the information when she remarked, �They told me to come here for the drugs and I have been queuing for them.�

When contacted, the public relations officer (PRO) of the Korle Bu Hospital, Mr Mustapha Salifu, admitted the development but explained that the hospital�s main pharmacy was providing NHIS services to out-patients.

He said the hospital was having some challenges with keeping records of in-patients on NHIS. �We realised we could not track the records of patients who were on NHIS and had been served drugs. We could not even trace who had taken what and the quantities taken,� he said.

According to the PRO, it happened that all the drugs served to patients could not be accounted for so management decided to use the software currently in use at the hospital�s polyclinic to help track the information about those who access the service.

Mr Salifu disclosed that in and out-patients were benefiting from the service at the hospital�s polyclinic, but he was quick to add that a lot depended on the availability of the drugs at the pharmacy.

With the main pharmacy, the software failed to work, he said.

�We attempted doing it but were told to apply to the Public Procurement Authority for clearance so we have duly applied to them and are awaiting their approval,� he explained. He gave the assurance that as soon as the approval was given, the software would be installed and services rendered.



Source: The Finder

 

 
 

 

Comments ( 0 ): Post Your Comments >>

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
Featured Video
Previous Post

NHIS Is Healthier Now Than Before - Sylvester Mensah

Next Post

725,000 Ghanaians Suffer From Severe Mental Disorders - Prof Asare

 
 

More Stories

Tackling Nurses’ Migration Requires Improving the Profession’s Attractiveness in Ghana – IMaH
Herbal Medicines Do Not Kill Malaria Parasites – Dr Hanson
Dr. Lawson Kyei Manu Opens Secrets To His Successful Herbal Medicine Treatment
WARNING - Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl On The Rise...
Gov't Will Strictly Implement Recommendations From Natural Resources Stakeholders Dialogue - Lands Minister
Jospong Group Holds Health Screening For Staff
We Have 90% Success Rate In Treating Infertility Amongst Women And Men - Dr Taha K Al Hazaamerdi
Mass Vaccination Drive Begins In Malawi After Deadly Storm
How Some Sausages Are Made?
Next Post

725,000 Ghanaians Suffer From Severe Mental Disorders - Prof Asare

  Local News

  • General News
  • Social
  • Health
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Technology
  • Crime & Justice
  • Travel/Tourism
  • Science/Environment


 
 

 

Other Health Stories

  • Tackling Nurses’ Migration Requires Improving the Profession’s Attractiveness in Ghana – IMaH

  • Herbal Medicines Do Not Kill Malaria Parasites – Dr Hanson

  • Dr. Lawson Kyei Manu Opens Secrets To His Successful Herbal Medicine Treatment

  • WARNING - Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl On The Rise...

  • Gov't Will Strictly Implement Recommendations From Natural Resources Stakeholders Dialogue - Lands Minister

  • Jospong Group Holds Health Screening For Staff

  • We Have 90% Success Rate In Treating Infertility Amongst Women And Men - Dr Taha K Al Hazaamerdi

  • Mass Vaccination Drive Begins In Malawi After Deadly Storm

  • How Some Sausages Are Made?

  • Four (4) Foods You Must NEVER Reheat – Or Risk ‘Deadly’ Pathogens

 

 
 

Popular Videos

MIDDAY NEWS 24/05/23

MIDDAY NEWS 25/05/23

Ade Akye Abia With Kwame Nkrumah Tikese On Okay 101.7 Fm (24/05/2023)

LATE NEWS DISCUSSION 24/05/23

ADEKYE NSROMA: ENDING OBSTETRIC FISTULA BY 2030 24/05/23

Ade Akye Abia With Kwame Nkrumah Tikese On Okay 101.7 Fm (24/05/2023)

Peace FM Online and Despite Media

peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Audio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Elections
Decision Time
Ghana Election 2020 2016 Elections
Services
Live Radio Audio on Demand Ghana Elections Advertise with Us
Useful Links
Despite Media About Us Contact Us Feedback Form Terms and Conditions Privacy
Our Brands
Despite Media UTV Peace FM Okay FM Hello FM Neat FM Peacefmonline
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Privacy

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Articles
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Live Radio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • Election 2020

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media