Ghana's Breaking News For Foreigners 🇬🇭
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I wouldn't even mind this but you know even after paying for insurance if you do have to go to the hospital they'll still want more money
If that happens, u are rich. Get all your facts and evidence. Go back to your country of citizenship. Look for international lawyer sue them including lawyers fees.
If that's their tricks, then they should think twice
I just read an official letter from the Minister of Health yesterday posted by Diaspora group online.
It was clarifying this matter. They're looking into it but the law hasn't been passed yet. It advised visitors to ignore the rumours and report the matter appropriately if you find yourself huddled about the issue. I wish I could post the letter here.
I always travel with travel insurance that covers everything! Won't be paying for insurance when i already have insurance in place.
Ghana corruption at its finest with the shittest health system ever😂
If arriving in Ghana with insurance from your home country that covers you in Ghana, this fee should be waived.
Very soon, a lot of court proceedings against Ghana will be happening in the international court.
The greedy leaders must know that they can't fool others like they do to Ghanaians.
When u take the money, u make sure that u provide them with the hospital care they need. Including beds to sleep on at the hospital. If not, thst will be considered as breach of contract
Medical assistance isn't free to visitors (who usually have health insurance anyway), so this doesn't make sense...
Hello C.W. Thanks for touching on this prospective Ghanaian healthcare policy…
It doesn’t make sense given that, Ghana has none of the following Healthcare Prerequisites needed for the policy to work effectively.
The Ghanaian Government, NEVER TOOK CARE OF ANY FOREIGNERS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. They instead exploited them by charging them exorbitant fees paid in Foreign Currencies for tests given to many other nations as gifts.
Ghana has none of the following;
1) No EMS services because the emergency medical systems are not part of the national healthcare terrain.
2) There is no National Emergency 911 or 999 service linked to functioning well equipped and professionally staffed ambulances to transport the sick from home to a medical facility.
3) There are no modern commuting systems designed to accommodate heavy traffic as well as emergency medical transportations.
4)Ghana does not have good well equipped and medically regulated well stocked hospitals.
4)Ghana has no laws which teaches drivers what to do when an emergency vehicle appears in heavy traffic…There are absolutely no regulations binding drivers in Ghana and auto insurance is not enforced by any means.
5)The so-called world class hospitals in Ghana are severely lacking in services and equipment.
6) Even with that silly policy, Foreigners would still have to pay heavy admission fees or stay in the ambulance or means of transportation without any First Aid.
7) Ghana is no where near your nations when it comes to basic national development, let alone, that of socioeconomic on a grander scale.
8)Ghanaian hospitals are not as organized as those in your foreign nations because, we as a nation stopped developing in 1966 and have since then hyped ourselves on the global platform with what was left of our once vibrant thriving nation.
9) Our Leaders fly overseas to Western nations to receive basic healthcare and some have even passed away in ambulances, trying to navigate the very roads and highways they failed to expand and maintain.
10) Ten out of ten people you meet on the streets of Ghana are not CPR certified and the same percentage, have no clue about Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
11) CPR is not enforced for educational Staff, Childcare Center Staff, Hospital Staff, Hospitality Business Staff and even people who work in the Seat of Government Facilities.
Don’t be deceived, for we a nation in severe need for reconstruction, rehabilitation and crucial national recovery.
This policy has no advantages in a stagnant retrogressive nation such as ours, which is badly in need of socioeconomic national developmental healing.
(Enyonam Adzovi Writes)
Thank you my sister, this is going to backfire on them big time bcos foreigners expectations regarding this health insurance will be high and if they don’t meet them, Lawsuit!
This long write up when this insurance requirement is very preliminary and still under discussion, not even in parliament. It’s not LAW.
@@zerosumgame3722 well, I will advise you to take the long write up to the politicians who are entertaining the idea. Obviously the health minister hasn’t thought all the issues my sister has brought up. This shouldn’t even be a topic of discussion by the government
@@judithbatse7667 there’re obviously pros and cons. If you want to make it political, I don’t have time for that.
People like you turn everything to politics.
When you don't like the government you switch on your negative mode.
Meanwhile, every Ghanaian knows that you can sit in every corner in Ghana and called Ambulance to pick you.
Our hospitals are not enough that's why the government asked London base architects to design and build 111 hospitals across Ghana.
Many visitors don't know they can be on National health insurance in Ghana.
Everywhere you go there are stubborn drivers that's why in Ghana we've introduced Camaras on the street to check these kinds of things.
Not surprised at all it's coming from Enyonam 😂😂😂
It's about time
When I was going to study in Russia I was made to insurance for the length of my course.I think it’s not bad idea!
Russia is not Ghana. Russia has a very good comprehensive health insurance for its citizens. Ghana instituted a health insurance which is a total sham. They will still charge you for everything and anything they administer. And avoid the government hospitals, they are in a state of disrepair and collapsing.
You’re a STUDENT they have that in many countries. And guess what many universities give you insurance. Also Ghana isn’t Russia Russia isn’t known for scamming millions of foreigners
@LaceyHouseBurkina Your insurance is automatically included in your fees unless you are covered by other sources. Anyway, every traveller should carry travel insurance.
Agree that if you are coming from US with your own insurance you should not need to get new insurance from Ghana. They should honor Medicare which is US government insurance and all other private Insurance
I think foreigners insurance should cover them they are in Ghana and other countries in the world.dont let foreigners stop coming to Ghana
Gud idea bro
When the government 🏃♀️ runs out funds, they go for medical insurance to save them obligations.
I think is not good idea we can all buy our travel insurance before travelling which many of us does anyway , from what I experience in the hospital better go private No need for extra useless cost , thanks for the information keep enjoying Ghana because we are also enjoying it through you , take care and greetings to your family
I think it is a good idea, I'm planning on coming to Accra Ghana 🇬🇭 for 18 months so it'll be good to know I can have medical insurance
The medical system sucks, you’d be better off buying your health insurance from your country before you arrive in Ghana 🇬🇭
Well I think it's a good idea but let's see how it goes.
My friend just contacted very bad sickness from black American 2 days ago and we are now pushing around just to have him cure
Why the emphasis on "black american"? RACIST much? Are you an epidemiologist? How do you know where your "friend" contracted their illness?
.... Should be waived if I'm coming in with my own health insurance... In my opinion 🇬🇭
When you have your medical insurance in your own country then I find it unnecessary to do a extra. Because when you got 2 means in the real world you got nothing. Because my Dutch insurance gonna say my Ghanaian insurance has to pay and vice versa so you are the one that gonna pay for everything 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
GOD 3 is a miracle worker Amen
It's only a good idea if only the fees collected will be solely used by the health department of Ghana government, why I said so because during the Covid pandemic the fees collected from people visiting Ghana paid in advance before boarding the plane anywhere in the world in foreign money to unknown private company outside Ghana has never ever been accounted for to Ghana government, and according to experts, it's in the millions of US dollars.
How can one believes this time the money collected will be accounted for and solely used for its intended purpose by the health department of Ghana.
Well said
Corruption has made us not trust anyone in power anymore
They are all thieves
Well you purchase insurance when you purchase your ticket, that should cover most people?
I think it makes sense ,I am a dialysis and heart patient with a pacemaker so I’m stuck in the west
@saradompim2254
Even with that policy you will still not receive top notch Health care. Even our Leaders travel abroad for basic healthcare…This policy is another way devised to milk foreigners through their ineffective insurance companies, while they the so-called policymakers receive a cut from the profits to spend privately with their families.
My friend, if you are a dialysis patient, don't ever go to Ghana because you will die. Period! They don't even have constant electricity. Have you thought about that.And second , they don't have kidney centers around even in Accra. You can go if you want to die prematurely
Don’t go to Ghana if you need dialysis treatment. They don’t have enough or up to date equipment. And they charge their citizens a lot of money which they can’t afford, just to use the services. Moreover, those who can’t afford to pay are refused treatment and sent away to “die”. Go find for yourself from the reliable news and blogger outlets.
Where have you been all this while?
It's a positive idea to introduce.
I think it's good but it's too expensive.
This will negatively tourism. And business travelers that are here for a few days, do they also need to buy insurance? Must the Insurance be bought locally on arrival or will overseas insurances be accepted. It looks like another money grab policy.
On a few days visit just buy the National health insurance in Ghana which is open to all including visitors.
It's about $20 I think for a year.
Egypt and some other countries have the same policy.
A break on tourism may not be a bad idea. Ghana's infrastructure is poor.
@@ohenenana4392 Really? Wow
That's fair enough. I work at a UK hospital and non UK residents visiting our hospital are charged £65.00 per person, per visit. I mean per visit so as long as you are a non UK resident in need of a health service 10 times during your visit, that's multiplied by £65.00. I think Ghana is in a right direction as far as a quality health care and the cost involved are concerned. Thank you for sharing.
@joycegyedu9341,
It may seem a good idea from a UK perspective, but what you fail to admit or realize is that, there’s no such thing as QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN GHANA.
Stop comparing Ghana to Western nations, because you cannot even measure Ghana on the same socioeconomic development scale, as Ivory Coast.
Ghana is the most hyped African nation, but you need to be on the ground to experience the mediocrity. You also seem to think the insurance revenue would go towards the long term development and expansion of the healthcare sector, but it wouldn’t. The so-called Leaders will take their cut and loosen regulations that binds the insurance corporation(s).
Visiting the UK and seeking healthcare that charges a fee for Foreigners is not the same as visiting Ghana and finding yourself in need of healthcare.
There are no good roads for emergency medical vehicles to transport the sick and dying. There’s no currently operating national emergency dialing system, to encourage this policy you sit in the UK a developed nation, comparing and defending, to an underdeveloped and disorganized, lawless, nation such as ours.
Let’s fix our nation from the bottom up and then we can put the First World policy cards on the table.
What’s the point of creating this policy, when all our Leaders and their families seek healthcare from Western nations?
TELL ME.
Hi men, having read your message, regarding the proposed health care insurance, I guess you've been out of Ghana for a long time. Do your research on those countries u stated cannot be compare to Ghana, so u educate yourself about the present day Ghana. Ghana health care system is top notch. Have a great day bro.
If you think Ghana health service is not good enough pls stay where you are
@@michaelc.1920🤦♀️
@callanwesley I think it would be fair to also show the state of the hospitals and the quality of service to expect. I also need to point out the there's no such thing as free Healthcare in ghana. You have to pay first before you can get anything done even if you are dying and don't be fooled, they WILL watch you die. Every necessary resource needed at the hospitals elsewhere outside the hospital. If you are by yourself and in pain or dying, who is supposed to be running those errands like lab work, imaging, pharmacy, oxygen etc for you? People are being asked to purchase supplies as basic as gloves for surgery. So please I know you are just reporting but people need to know what tge insurance will get them for real. That same so called health minister is aware of FREE health aid containers of medications sitting at the port and going to waste because somebody wants money before they release or sell it off and make money. This is free aid to the country. Might be good at stealing but definitely doesn't give a rat's ass about the people he's supposed to be serving.
Cost to high for a vacationer. But a fair money grab
And what hospital are these going to be for these people coming into the country as these hospitals are lacking facilities anyway
So are you saying the hospitals in Ghana are just concrete and roofed buildings? Would you give some respect for Ghana? Travel to other places you have in mind to have "well equipped hospitals" and you would appreciate Ghana, wai !!
@@Okoragyak yoo mati wai, how many do we have here, and even the ambulance are always out of fuel whiles people are cruising about in V8s convoys all over the country. Can you name how many good ones we have without serious issues? Let's get real wai, this ain't about politics or parties but most people have to use private hospitals instead for some level of better treatment though the heavy or serious cases are still referred to the very big major hospitals which aren't many or sometimes even beds are an issue. And they want to collect money from people going to Ghana for this? Does Ghana deserve any of this situation regarding all our wealthy resources which have also been pawn for almost nothing left for the country's treasury? Eeii, and you get the odacity to write me this message, yoo wai. And can you ask for what happened to the covid momey collected and why they still charging covid levies on all import duties? Why can't that support the health system, and why can't the government also stop the foreign embassies extorting money from potential travellers abroad by delibrately denying them their visa and keeping their money after refusal or denial?
@@nanabrimpong3485 My opinion had nothing to do with politics, but yours did: just what makes many Ghanaians ( yourself proven to be included by your response), think every opinion is politically motivated? What happened to individual civic responsibilities? When an ambulance is used to carry cement and serves as a cargo by the citizen employed to convey patients to hospitals, would that be the fault of the govt? And if a law enforcement officer saw that, but got a "grease" in his palm, and looked at the opposite direction for it to pass, is that also the so-called govt's fault? If a driver of an ambulance siphons the fuel in ambulance for sale to enrich himself, would that also be the govt's fault? And woild you still conclude that it is the govt's fault that "people are cruising about in [so-called] V8 convoys all over the country" while ambulance " are always out of fuel" ? Like any typical Ghanaian, some people who have gotten the mandate to govern are not coruption-free either, but to argue to make it look like governments have to be blamed for all our woes is plainly unrealistic. At least we are witnessing for the first time, where a govt has given a national ID card which has a multi-purpose, including to some extent, its ability to curb fraud or corruption ( if you may agree with me)? Again, on health care, this is the first time I have seen a govt building modern hospitals in ALL district headquarters. The list can go on, and on... but until CITIZENS and LAW ENFORCEMEMT officers alike, perform their duties required of us/them, we will always come back to argue on this issue. In my opinion, much of the hardships we are facing in our country till date, is as the results of deviant and corrupted culture citizens have " rationalized" as unquestionably "business as usual".
@@Okoragyak I do agree with everything you have said, but can you define what a government is? Does a government not include the people and for the people as a whole? Yes the corruption is outrageous in the country as you have explained due to people having a naturally born bad or deviant or greedy mentality. For the corruption in the country it has become like a norm or part of the traditions which I disagree with personally, People get jobs for themselves to enrich thier pockets to satisfy themselves than to do anything else from regular security to the top minister or leaders on the government payroll. I think there isn't any patriotism practice or thought. Any governmental dealings you go to process, you have to give handout before they do it ir else it will be left aside unless its an order from above. Those hospitals being built are all signs for people to in the system to use to siphon money and also to use as an excuse to get loans or donations from foreign countries which are still not used for the jobs or development and most of ut gets to thier pockets. Look at Cecilia Dapaah, the amount of money she had in her house that were being also siphoned by the househelps that they never even noticed until way later and they were brave enough to come out to go to court amd the leaders let her go free with all that money and stopped the investigation, yet the country has become filthy and full of rubbish and not much was done, that zoom lion should be imprisoned. The list goes on and on and you are aware of it all. Look at the import duty, there are a lot of unnecessary levies and fees in there that we Ghanaians are paying which is a robbery. How can they use the cost of item when retailed brand new for a depreciated second hand vehicle? How can they charge import duty on a made in Ghana car by Katanka? Beside they also pay duty on import of materials they use for the cars, so why do Ghanaians have to pay duty again on a made in Ghana car? Its just the same as a local carpenter making you furniture, do you habe to go and pay import duty on that too?
VAT is a scam, they still charge about 4 different covid levies as part of import duty till now, are the items treated for covid or quarantined? They charge inspection fees, this same inspection fees are again charged upon registration at the DVLA again. So there is q lot of hidden revenue collected by the government which is unfair. Besides most of these foreigners coming to Ghana already have their own travel insurance and mostly also pay for their treatment as it isn't for them to be coming to get treatment at the expense of the country, they pay just as us too. So this is irrelevant, and how about the Ghanaians living abroad and coming home to Ghana to stay if visit? What would they do? Those hospitals you mentioned all other leaders that came had peojects that have been abandoned by their predecessors and it goes on. Talking about the ambulance, the hospital staff use it as personal vehicles as if its their own shuttle but when there is emegency there isn't fuel, same as fire services also, amd they siphon and sell the fuel coupons also. There are soo many ambulances and other government vehicles just abandoned because or disrepair and poor maintenance because they are expecting to receive new ones. Even the way they drive and use them is very bad. For the Ghanaians behaviour and practices of corruption they are the same people we elect into government areas and those that are not elected like the services, most people join with the aim of getting bribes because they had to pay bribes before getting in. How and why do they have to sell recruitment forms? And why process more forms way above the number of people needed just to sell forms to collect money form people, this isn't right or legal, they know they need lets say a 1000, they sell more than 3500 and collect all that money, yet they can have a buffer for about say 200-300 in case some are unfit or don't qualify. But for greed they take all that money and still take some handouts on the side into thier pockets to get them in, now how would this person also not become corrupt in the system? Because a lot come from poor backgrounds and may even have borrow to pay for it. And our resources are sold and most of the deals are made cheap by the leaders in order to collect thier cut in foreign based accounts. So when i made that comment you can either take it as political or not because all the parties that have been in power have done the same, so I don't really care about how you take it, whetber political or not. Do you know that each time you buy credit dor your mobile phone they charge you import duty percentage on it? Just because former president kuffour cancelled tge mobile phone import duty and had this charges added to the cost of mobile phone credits, so now its a bottomless duty being charged on any mobile user for life. Which when we paid the duty on phones we weren't paying for life, and now e-levy. So as you can see the same Ghanaians who end up in leadership positions are all in the intent to rob Ghanaians off thier little money, till today people selling still pay daily taxes nicknamed landpoll but they complain Ghanaians don't pay taxes, even pure water has a tax. When you buy ECG credits or topup take a look at the itemised bill and see the deductions they take from your amount purchased, a lot are even irrelevant same as the water bill. VAT also a corrupt revenue, Ghana tourism tax added to food im restaurants before VAT is also wrong because you would go to any western country and have to pay extra tax for food because they assume you are a foreigner or they know you are they even add these to the bill in most restaurant here in Ghana for even Ghanaians which is an extortion. I would end here because this issue isn't even passed as legal activity by the parliament so its just another money skimming proposal. If they need any money they should cut their ex-gracia and use that to support the country. All loans taken is mostly spent before it even reaches the intended project. How can the government use a secondary broker instead if bank of Ghana and pay 10% of any transaction of loan to the broker? Krono krom
Scratching my head. I'm not sure what the rationale for this is 🤔
Some older women are gorgeous and sexy and it doesn’t take all night to make them happy 😅
Your all forgetting that the other way around Ghana has to pay a lot of money to fly to any western country. It's only fair that Afrika on the whole starts charging ones to come there.
NDC to win
Like it or not Ghana is doing good except the politics lovers.
I wouldn't get my hopes up. Ghanaian governments are unserious. The NPP will be out of office by the end of the year anyway.😅
Without the NPP Ghana would have been like Haiti.
Let's hope so. They are so corrupt
Ignorant and slow people shouldn't be allowed to make comments because they make zero sense and are misleading like this one. You need to read a bit more
Do you know this policy was passed in 2012 under NDC?
Keep dreaming...
Callan, we know you try to gloss over the actual truths in the country and report feel good stories. However, you’re doing your followers a disservice by not reporting on some of the hard and hash realities on the ground. Of course I understand being a foreigner, you’re trying to stay under the radar to avoid getting attacked by the zealots who support such corruption in the country.