Here’s One State Where Health Insurance Scheme Has Progressed Impressively

Making healthcare accessible and more affordable is a desirability driving the health insurance scheme of many states in the country.

However, not many of these states have made commendably progress with the scheme, sometimes, due to paucity of funds, and wrong prioritization by the respective administrations.

The story is somewhat different in Kogi, for here, no fewer than 200,000 citizens have enrolled in the state health insurance scheme.

This much was has been disclosed by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo.

Stating in a statement today, that 200, 000 citizens have been registered in the state’s health insurance scheme the commissioner described it as a landmark achievement.

“The administration has expanded the frontiers of the health insurance scheme to cover no fewer than 200,000 people, with beneficiaries cutting across both public and private sector and their dependents, thereby reducing the financial burden of healthcare on families”, he stated.

His state, he stated, is currently ranked 14th nationwide in terms of the number of people enrolled in a state-managed health insurance scheme.”

And the administration has remained unrelenting: it is steadily increasing awareness level of the Kogi people particularly for those in the informal sector to be captured, in the insurance net.

According to him, it is an inclusive social welfare programme meant especially for the economically vulnerable in the state.

“Students in tertiary institutions can access a full year of healthcare for as low as ₦2,000, while children under five, pregnant women, and other vulnerable groups enjoy completely free coverage under the government’s BelloCare initiative.

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“We are building a system where no Kogite is denied quality healthcare due to financial constraints.

“It is an area that aligns with the social security and health security of the Ododo Administration.

“It was started by the immediate past administration of former Governor Yahaya Bello. And now, Governor Ahmed Ododo has widened the coverage to accommodate more Kogites.

“With all of the Primary Healthcare Centres that we remodeling and reconstructing, and equipping, it can only get better. The governor is fulfilling his promise to the good people of the state”, he said.