The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has announced that $5 million in new US funding will be provided to improve the performance of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and ensure the quality of health services in the country.

The new five-year partnership was launched by the Ambassador and Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA.

Ambassador Palmer stated that "the health sector is at the core of Ghana's development. It is essential for the wellbeing of all Ghanaians that funding for health is prioritized. A healthy population is the basis for a prosperous population."

The NHIA-USAID partnership aims to improve NHIA's capacity to digitize all its information systems, making data available to NHIA to better communicate the Scheme's financial and programmatic status to stakeholders.

The partnership will also focus on building NHIA systems to monitor the clinical quality of healthcare services. This actionable clinical data will help NHIA advocate for improved quality of care across public, faith-based, and private healthcare facilities, contributing to improved health outcomes across Ghana.

USAID's integrated health programming supports the Government of Ghana in the areas of health system strengthening, maternal, reproductive, newborn, and child health, as well as malaria, HIV, social protection, water, sanitation and hygiene, global health security, and COVID-19. USAID supports the Government of Ghana to build a more resilient health system and prepare Ghana to face future health emergencies.

This funding is expected to provide a significant boost to Ghana's healthcare system, ensuring that the NHIS is able to provide quality healthcare services to Ghanaians.