{
  "id": 19849577,
  "title": "NHIS quiz: NHIA G/A Regional Director challenges students to champion health insurance awareness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/nhis-quiz-nhia-g-a-regional-director-challenges-students-to-champion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T19:06:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/nhis-quiz-nhia-g-a-regional-director-challenges-students-to-champion-health-insurance-awareness/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has called on Ghanaian students to become more involved in spreading awareness about the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Marguerita Taylor Plange, the Greater Accra Regional Director of NHIA, emphasized that young people are influential figures who can shape public understanding and acceptance of the NHIS. Plange urged students to act as ambassadors for the scheme, sharing accurate information about its benefits and the importance of membership with their families, friends, and communities.\n\nAt the Greater Accra Regional NHIS Inter-School Quiz Competition, Plange encouraged participants to see the competition as more than just an academic challenge. She highlighted that the quiz was designed to be both an educational platform and a test of their knowledge about the NHIS. Plange described students as future leaders and decision-makers, whose understanding of the scheme is crucial to its ongoing relevance and sustainability. She emphasized that students should go beyond knowing that the NHIS exists to understanding how to maintain access to its benefits.\n\nRaphael Segkpeb, the NHIA's Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Administration and Human Resources, echoed Plange's sentiments. He described young people as powerful agents of change who can influence community perceptions of the NHIS. Segkpeb stressed that equipping students with accurate information will help them educate their families, friends, and communities, ultimately improving public understanding of the NHIS. He also reminded contestants that the quiz should be viewed as an opportunity to learn, sharpen their knowledge, work as a team, and build confidence in challenging academic settings. \"The most important thing is the knowledge you acquire today,\" he emphasized.\n\nThe Greater Accra Regional NHIS Inter-School Quiz Competition was organized as part of NHIS Month activities in November, with the goal of enhancing health insurance education among young people. Both officials expressed gratitude to the Greater Accra Regional Office of the Ghana Education Service, participating schools, teachers, and the organizing team for their contributions to the event's success. Marguerita Plange encouraged contestants to enter the competition with confidence, enthusiasm, and a spirit of healthy competition. Segkpeb also thanked the organizers and called for ongoing collaboration to promote health insurance education, urging stakeholders to continue disseminating the NHIA's message: \"The National Health Insurance Scheme, your access to healthcare.\"",
  "summary": "The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged students to take a more active role in promoting health insurance awareness, with its Greater Accra Regional, Marguerita Taylor Plange, leading the advocacy. Madam Marguerita described young people as powerful agents of change capable of influencing how communities understand and embrace the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Marguerita Taylor Plange urges Ghanaian students to champion health insurance awareness.",
    "Greater Accra Regional Director emphasizes students as influential figures.",
    "NHIA quiz aims to educate participants about NHIS benefits and importance."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}