The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has proposed that patients battling lupus and other autoimmune diseases be included under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

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During a meeting with Oyemam Autoimmune Foundation to mark World Lupus Day, observed on May 10 at Parliament House in Accra.

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According to Speaker Bagbin, covering lupus patients under the Scheme will relieve affected individuals from financial burden.

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Speaking at the event, Emma Halm Danso, Executive Director of the Oyemam Autoimmune Foundation, urged the government to establish clinics specifically for lupus patients as well as increase in public education.

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Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body especially the skin, joints, the heart and kidneys.

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World Lupus Day was first observed in 2024, to raise awareness on the disease.

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Ghana ratified the World Lupus Day Proclamation in 2017.

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