Bamson pays NHIS premium for 2,300 people

Page 34, Feb 18, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
BAMSON Company Limited, the local representatives of Akzo Noble Sikkens of Holland, has provided GH¢10,000 for the payment of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) premiums for 2,300 needy people in the Afram Plains in the Eastern Region.
The donation was made through the Afram Plains Development Organisation (APDO), a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
The gesture was in response to an appeal made to the company as a result of the inability of some people to pay insurance premiums to enable them to access health care at the various health institutions in the area.
The Executive Director of Bamson Group of Companies, Mr Kwame Ofosu Bamfo, who made the presentation, said he was deeply touched by the plight of the poor in the Afram Plains, who could not access health care due to non-payment of premiums.
He expressed the hope that the donation would go a long way to give relief to the beneficiaries, who were so desperate to find money to pay for the premiums.
Receiving the donation, the Executive Director of APDO, Mr Awudu Modoc, thanked the company for the gesture.
Mr Awudu stated that in view of the numerous problems facing the poor in the Afram Plains, APDO had instituted a Health Insurance Foundation to solicit funding to support the needy.