"Dr Da Costa Aboagye appointed new CEO of NHIA"

" Dr Da Costa Aboagye appointed new CEO of NHIA \r\n\r\nDirector of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Da Costa Aboagye, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo.\r\n\r\nHe takes over from Dr Bernard Okoe Boye who has also been nominated as the Minister for Health by the President.\r\n\r\nSecretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, in a letter indicated that the appointment is pursuant to Section 14 (1) of the National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852).\r\n\r\nAccording to him, Dr Da Costa Aboagye\u2019s appointment is \u201cpending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the Authority given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.\u201d\r\n\r\n Profile of Dr Da Costa Aboagye \r\n\r\nDr Aboagye\u2019s qualifications include a PhD in National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana (Research) from Leeds Beckett University (obtained in 2016), a Master\u2019s degree in Public Health and Health Promotion (obtained in 2010) from the same university, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Cape Coast (obtained in 2006). His other qualifications include a higher national certificate in pharmacy technology from the Kumasi Technical University obtained in 2002.\r\n\r\nThe 45-year-old national health insurance expert is currently serving as the Director of the Health Promotion Division within the Ghana Health Service, and bring to the table a wealth of experience in the fields of National Health Insurance Finance, Public Health, and Health Promotion. \u00a0He led Ghana\u2019s risk communication efforts and was part of the presidential taskforce for the management of covid-19 pandemic in Ghana from 2020 to 2023.\r\n\r\nPrior to being appointed as the director of Health Promotion, he was the cohort leader for Public Health and Health Promotion programme at the University of West London, United Kingdom and an external examiner on National Health Insurance Financing, Public Health and Health Promotion at both the University of Salford and London Metropolitan University.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, within the ECOWAS community, he has the honour of chairing the Public Health Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Disease Control within the West Africa Health Organisation. This role entails facilitating experience sharing, advocacy, learning, and promotion of better health through building stronger health systems across the 15 ECOWAS member states towards achieving universal health coverage and sustainable development goals.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, he serves as the Chairman of the Africa CDC Public Health Risk Communication and Community Engagements Community of Practice for the 55 member states, aimed at promoting best practices, health system strengthening including national health insurance finance, continuous learning and knowledge exchange in Africa.\r\n\r\nHe has about eleven (11) impactful research papers in field of health insurance, public health and health promotion and has presented his research work locally and internationally extensively.\r\n\r\nDr Da\u2013Costa Aboagye has received numerous prestigious awards and citations, including the MTN Young Professionals Role Model in Health (Gold Category, 2020), the Golden Citizen Award (2021) and overall National Best Health Leader of the Year 2023.\r\n\r\nHe was honoured with the Order of the Volta \u2013 Companion Category, the highest award of the Republic of Ghana, for his contributions and sacrifices during Ghana\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023."

"Dr Da Costa Aboagye appointed new CEO of NHIA"

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