The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in June 2022, added treatment of the four common childhood cancers to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Benefit Package. These are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Burkitt Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma, and Wilms Tumor.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) had conducted initial actuarial modelling of the Scheme’s capacity to absorb the costs of coverage for these childhood cancers with the hope of removing this financial barrier.
It is the view of the NHIA that coverage of the four common childhood cancer services was in response to a real need for access to services for a condition that if treated well could save precious lives who would contribute to the nation’s fortunes.
Source: NHIS Website – www.nhis.gov.gh
