Medical fund for pensioners launched, Daily Graphic

A MEDICAL fund to cater for the health needs of members of the Ghana National Pensioners Association (NPA) has been launched.
The fund is intended to complement the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and provide funds for the health needs that are not covered by the NHIS.
Ageing makes pensioners vulnerable to all kinds of health conditions.
Speaking at the launch of the fund, the General Secretary of the NPA, Mr Edward Ameyibor, said members of the association would be levied an agreed amount monthly to generate revenue for the fund.
“Many pensioners suffer from sickness and diseases as a result of the work they retired from hence after retirement there are not enough funds to take care of their health,” Mr Ameyibor said.
The Pensioners Medical Fund, he said, could help the association to raise funds to cover the medical expenses of its members irrespective of the disease and the cost.
Mr Ameyibor explained that the initiative was not being sponsored by the government or the Social Security & National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
He said the fund would be administered by a special board that would invest the proceeds and take care of all other operations involved.
The medical fund for the NPA would start from next year after a gestation period of a year.
He called on pensioners who were not members of the NPA to join the association.
Mr Ameyibor urged members of the public and corporate bodies to support and donate to the Pensioners Medical Funds to help save pensioners.