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Bernard Okoe-Boye

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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 (age 42)
Teshie
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materPresbyterian Boys' Secondary
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OccupationMedical Doctor
ProfessionMedical Doctor

Bernard Okoe-Boye is a Ghanaian medical doctor.[1] 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.[2] He was once the board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nation's largest medical facility.[3]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).[4] On 14 February 2024, he was nominated for consideration by Parliament as Minister of Health.[5]

He advocated for the removal of some tax handles on dialysis consumables to lessen the “enormous burden” associated with renal treatment in March 2024.[1]

Early life and education

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He comes from Teshie which falls under the Ledzokuku Constituency where he served as member of Parliament.[6] He attended the Field Engineers Junior High School for his Basic Education Certificate.[7] 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. He holds BSC in Human Biology, Medicine and Surgery from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[6][3] He also holds a master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences ([8]) and an A1 certificate in German from the Geothe Institute, Accra.[6] Medical licence (MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL)

Personal life

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He is a christian.[9]

Career

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Health sector

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Okoe-Boye had his house job at the Ghana Health Service from 2009 to 2012[3] 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.[7] He then continued as a medical officer in the same institution for four years[6] 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.[3]

Politics

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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.[6]

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.[10][11][12] He however lost the Ledzokuku parliamentary seat in the 2020 Ghanaian general election to Benjamin Narteh Ayiku of the NDC.[13] On 21 April 2022, he was appointed the CEO of the National Health Insurance Agency overseeing the National Health Insurance Scheme[14]

Committees

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1.Government Assurance Committee

2.Health Committee

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of Board Chair, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye". kbth.gov.gh. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Oko-Boye, Benard". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Profile of Board Chair, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye". kbth.gov.gh. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Dr Bernard Okoe Boye appointed NHIA boss". Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "New ministers and deputies appointed by Akufo-Addo [Full list]". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Kpesese, Christian (17 April 2020). "MPs Eulogise Dr. Oko Boye As Parliament Approves His Appointment". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ HAW Hamburg
  9. ^ "Hon. Bernard Okoe Boye". Ministry Of Health. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Nana Addo names Oko-Boye as Deputy Health Minister-designate". Pulse Gh. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Oko Boye Sworn In". DailyGuide Network. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. ^ "JoyNews hosts Deputy Health Minister, virologist, others on 'Beyond The Lockdown' tonight". MyJoyOnline.com. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  13. ^ Boakye, Edna Agnes (8 December 2020). "Benjamin Ayiku Narteh snatches Ledzokuku seat from Okoe Boye". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Okoe-boye appointed NHIA CEO". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 18 August 2023.