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I am committed to implement free primary health care, says Mahama

John Mahama, the former president, says he will see to the implementation of a policy of free primary health care if he returns to power

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his commitment to the implementation of free primary health care if he is elected in the 7 December 2020 presidential election.

Addressing NDC supporters in Agogo as part of his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region, he said free primary health care will remove cost as a barrier to healthcare and ensure that all Ghanaians are able to access health care for free.

“The implementation of the Free Primary Health Care plan will cost government GHC1.4 billion annually and it will be funded through Ghana’s oil revenue,” Mahama said.

He explained that the Free Primary Health Care plan, when implemented, will ensure that all Ghanaians get free access to health care in district hospitals, polyclinics, health centres and Community Health Planning Services (CHPS) compounds.

He said a free primary health care system will complement the National Health Insurance Scheme, especially as currently only 40% of the population is able to access health care because cost is a barrier to health-care services.

“The Free Primary Health Care plan will deliver preventive health, health promotion interventions and curative care, and will seek to provide quality health care for all Ghanaians at no cost to the individual,” Mahama said.

He therefore urged the electorates to vote for him in the 7 December general election to enable him work hard to provide jobs, implement Free Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Free T-VET) and state-sponsored National Apprenticeship Programme to empower the youth with employable skills.

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