The beneficiaries who were compromised of widows, single mothers, orphans, Persons With Disabilities (PWD s) and their children before the intervention had not been registered under the scheme or renewed their NHIS cards all because of financial constraints.
The exercise was jointly facelifted by the Department of Social Welfare and Community Department in the Talensi District
MAPEWFAC is operating with sixteen women groups in the Talensi and Nabdam District of the Upper East Region in the area of Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, Commodity Value Chain, Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Women Bill of rights, Streetism and Reintegration among others.
Speaking at the ceremonies at Winkongo in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, the Director of MAPEWFAC, Lydia Myella, explained that most of the widows her outfit was working with could not afford the payment of the premium of the NHIS and the renewals of their cards.
