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Stakeholders and Experts in the health sector have called on government and policy makers to consider expanding the coverage of the National Health Scheme. At a two day International conference to climax the 10th anniversary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, the experts agreed that in 10 years, Ghana has made significant strides towards nation-wide coverage but urged government to make more resources available to the NHIS in order to intensify its coverage. NHIS currently covers some 36% of the country�s population. The call for more resources by participants was rooted in the aspiration to get more people, especially the vulnerable, unto the Scheme. According to the Conference, resource allocation to the NHIS must grow with membership growth to guarantee the Scheme�s sustainability. Chief Executive of the NHIA, Sylvester Mensah, said government takes seriously the health of its citizens and aspires to attain Universal Health Coverage as soon as possible. He mentioned that, the hosting of the conference in Ghana underscores the country�s commitment to the idea of Universal Health Coverage.