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Nov
Former Chairman of the Health Committee in Parliament, Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah, has clarified that the government’s free dialysis initiative is not a political maneuver aimed at securing votes in the upcoming 2024 elections. The government recently announced that free dialysis services will be available in 40 health facilities across the country starting December 1, 2024. The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has added dialysis services to its benefit package to provide relief to Ghanaians who cannot afford the high cost of dialysis. However, some critics have suggested that the initiative has been introduced as a strategy to garner votes…