Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye
The former Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
His appointment takes effect from May 3, 2022.
His appointment is in pursuant to Section 14 (1) of the National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852).
A letter from the Office of President, signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, congratulated Dr. Okoe Boye on his appointment, and asked him to indicate his acceptance or otherwise of the appointment within 14 days.
“Pursuant to Section 14(1) of the National Health Insurance Act, 2012 (Act 852), I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (the Authority), pending receipt of the constitutionally required advice of the governing board of the Authority, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission,” the letter said.
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Dr Oko Boye served as a Deputy Minister of Health prior to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. He was at some point the Board Chairman for the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Dr Oko-Boye is a licensed medical practitioner who holds BSC in Human Biology, Medicine and Surgery from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) from Hamburg School of Applied Science and an A1 certificate in German from the Geothe Institute, Accra.
He had his house job at the Ghana Health Service from 2009 to 2012. He then continued as a Medical Officer in the same Institution for four years.
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