Do Not Unecessarily Destroy Me - Health Minister To Mahama

Health minister replies mahama

In response to recent comments Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu made about the ongoing problems with National Health Insurance, there have been calls for the minister to quit, but he has refused to do so.

Scheme (NHIS).

During a meeting with the Ashanti Regional Health Managers, Mr. Agyamang Manu stated that the Scheme was not functioning properly and needed to be resurrected.

As a result of this, former President John Dramani Mahama demanded that the Minister step down from his position if he is unable to effectively manage the country's health system.

Kwaku Agyemang Manu asserted this when speaking at a forum in Accra, and he said that his remark had been taken out of context.

"A distinguished elder statesman of the age and stature of former

In order to spread the propaganda that the health minister ought to step down, President John Dramani moves from this lane into the gutter and then into the gallery. Is there any way to avoid this without resigning? I accepted this position as a means of serving the country, and I have performed the duties that are expected of a health minister. Do not waste your time trying to destroy me if you are not appreciative of the work that I have done.

During a meeting with branch and constituency executives of his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in Sefwi Adobokrom, which is located in the Bia East Constituency, Mr. Mahama spoke to rousing applause from the audience.

In response to the Minister's acknowledgment that the ministry has been unsuccessful, the former president stated that Mr. Agyemang Manu must step down from his position.

To provide further clarification, Mr. Mahama stated that cardholders of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) are being denied access to the majority of healthcare facilities because the government is not paying their claims.

Since the previous year, health care facilities have not been compensated for the services they have provided to card holders. The question that he posed was, "How do you expect them to continue treating them?"

Instead of taking responsibility to ensure that the Scheme is operational, many people have questioned the validity of the Minister's public complaints.