Bernard Okoe-Boye
Bernard Okoe-Boye | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2017 – 7 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Benita Sena Okity-Duah |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Narteh Ayiku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1982 Teshie |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian Boys' Secondary Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor |
| Profession | Medical Doctor |
Bernard Okoe-Boye is a Ghanaian medical doctor. He is also a 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. He was once the board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nation's largest medical facility. He was also the chief executive officer of the National Health InsuranceAuthority(NHIA) mandated to run the affairs of Ghana's pro-poor health insurance policy, the National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana). On 14 February 2024, he was nominated for consideration by Parliament as Minister of Health.
He advocated for the removal of some tax handles on dialysis consumables to lessen the “enormous burden” associated with renal treatment in March 2024.