Active membership of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has increased from 56.3% in 2024 to 70% as of August 2026, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced.
Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s Health Sector Update Engagement with the media and key stakeholders, Mr Akandoh said the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Levy had provided additional funding for the NHIS to meet its obligations to healthcare providers.
Government funding for the scheme increased from about GH¢6.5 billion in 2024 to GH¢9.8 billion in 2025, contributing to an average 50% increase in payments to healthcare providers, he said.
He added that GH¢2.1 billion had been paid in NHIS claims between January and September 2026.
Mr Akandoh also said the government was working to complete 35 Agenda 111 hospital projects and three regional hospitals, while 24,534 pieces of medical equipment were being procured for health facilities.
On emergency healthcare, he said 220 ambulances were currently insured and operational, with another 100 expected to be procured in 2027.
Other measures include the introduction of an electronic bed management system and the advancement of six post-basic specialist nursing programmes involving more than 600 students.
He added that the Free Primary Healthcare initiative was currently operating in 135 districts, with plans to extend it nationwide.
The minister said the measures are aimed at expanding access to healthcare and moving Ghana closer to universal health coverage.
