Bernard Okoe-Boye

Bernard Okoe-Boye is a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] He was once the board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nation's largest medical facility.[2] He is currently serving as the boss of the National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA) mandated to run the affairs of Ghana’s premium health insurance scheme, the National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana).[3]

Bernard Okoe-Boye
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ledzokuku Constituency
In office
7 January 2017 – 7 January 2021
Preceded byBenita Sena Okity-Duah
Succeeded byBenjamin Narteh Ayiku
Personal details
Born (1982-01-25) 25 January 1982
Teshie
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materPresbyterian Boys' Secondary
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OccupationMedical Doctor
ProfessionMedical Doctor

Early life and education

He comes from Teshie which falls under the Ledzokuku Constituency where he serves as member of Parliament.[4] He attended the Field Engineers Junior High School for his Basic Education Certificate.[5] Okoe-Boye is an old student of the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School ( Presec-Legon) where he completed his secondary school education in the year 2000. Bernard Okoe Boye is a licensed medical practitioner by profession, who holds BSC in Human Biology, Medicine and Surgery from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[4][2] 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.[4] Medical licence (MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL)

Career

Health sector

Okoe-Boye had his house job at the Ghana Health Service from 2009 to 2012[2] at the Central Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cape Coast from 2009 to 2011 and then at the Department of Internal Medicine, Tema General Hospital.[5] He then continued as a medical officer in the same institution for four years[4] where he worked at Kibi Government Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the La General Hospital. Prior to his entry into parliament, Oko-Boye was a medical officer at the LekMA Hospital in Accra.[2]

Politics

Okoe-Boye was elected MP for Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on 7 December 2016 was sworn in on 7 January 2017. He is a member of the Health and Government Assurances Committees of Parliament.[4]

On 4 April 2020, Okoe-Boye was nominated by President Akufo-Addo to serve as a deputy health minister and was subsequently sworn in on 21 April 2020.[6][7][8] He however lost the Ledzokuku parliamentary seat in the 2020 Ghanaian general election to Benjamin Narteh Ayiku of the NDC.[9] On April 21 of 2022, he was appointed the CEO of the National Health Insurance Agency overseeing the National Health Insurance Scheme[10]

Commitees

1.Government Assurance Committee

2.Health Committee

References
  1. "Oko-Boye, Benard". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "Profile of Board Chair, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye". kbth.gov.gh. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Dr Bernard Okoe Boye appointed NHIA boss". Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. Kpesese, Christian (17 April 2020). "MPs Eulogise Dr. Oko Boye As Parliament Approves His Appointment". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. "Nana Addo names Oko-Boye as Deputy Health Minister-designate". Pulse Gh. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. "Oko Boye Sworn In". DailyGuide Network. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. "JoyNews hosts Deputy Health Minister, virologist, others on 'Beyond The Lockdown' tonight". MyJoyOnline.com. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. Boakye, Edna Agnes (8 December 2020). "Benjamin Ayiku Narteh snatches Ledzokuku seat from Okoe Boye". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. "Okoe-boye appointed NHIA CEO". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 18 August 2023.


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