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Mahama Urges Ghanaians to Embrace Free Primary Healthcare Home Visits
President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to fully embrace the government’s Free Primary Healthcare programme, particularly the home-visit component designed to bring essential healthcare services directly to households.
Speaking at a Free Primary Healthcare durbar at the Zuarungu Health Centre during his Resetting Ghana Tour of the Upper East Region, President Mahama described the home visits as a critical part of the programme and called on residents to cooperate with health workers who visit their homes.
Under the programme, community health nurses and trained volunteers will visit households to provide basic health screenings and identify people who may require further medical attention.
President Mahama said the screenings would include checks for conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, while health workers would also identify pregnant women, newborns and other vulnerable persons who may need additional care.
He urged households to welcome the health workers and take advantage of the services being offered rather than waiting until illnesses become severe.
The President also encouraged patients who are referred for further medical attention to follow up on the referrals, stressing that early detection and timely treatment could prevent serious health complications and save lives.
He said the initiative forms part of the government’s broader commitment to expanding access to quality healthcare and ensuring that people can receive basic medical services regardless of their location.
President Mahama emphasised that healthcare should be accessible to every Ghanaian, regardless of whether they live in an urban centre or a remote community.
“People should not die because of where they were born or where they live. Everybody has a right to good healthcare,” he said.
The President therefore called on communities across the country to support the Free Primary Healthcare programme and actively participate in the home-visit initiative.
The government’s approach seeks to strengthen primary healthcare by taking preventive and basic medical services closer to where people live, while encouraging early detection of diseases and prompt referrals for cases requiring specialised attention.
The Free Primary Healthcare programme is expected to make healthcare more accessible at the community level and contribute to the government’s goal of achieving universal healthcare coverage in Ghana.