Pupils and students benefiting from the school feeding programme would also have access to free healthcare services.
The government is finalising modalities to register them under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says Mrs Freda Prempeh, the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
She said the school feeding programme would be extended to cover more schools by the close of the year.
The Deputy Minister said government was also finalisimg discussions with the Ghana COCOBOD to supply the school children with cocoa drinks to improve on their health.
