President Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Da Costa Aboagye to replace Dr Bernard Okoe Boye as the Chief Executive Officer for the National Health Insurance Authority, (NHIA).
Dr Da Costa Aboagye until his appointment was the Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service.
A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante said, “The appointment is pursuant to Section 14 (1) of the National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852), …pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the Authority given in consultation with the Public Services Commission.”
Profile of Dr Da Costa Aboagye
Dr Aboagye has PhD in Health and Wellbeing with research focused on the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana from Leeds Beckett University, a Master’s degree in Public Health and Health Promotion from the same university and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Cape Coast. His other qualifications include a higher national certificate in pharmacy technology from Kumasi Technical University obtained.
The 45-year-old national health insurance expert is currently serving as the Director of Health Promotion in the Ghana Health Service and brings to the table a wealth of experience in the fields of National Health Insurance Finance, Public Health and Health Promotion. He led Ghana’s risk communication efforts and was part of the presidential task force for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana from 2020 to 2023.
Before 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.
Source: Prime News
