Delta Sate Governor Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday, assured that the contributory health insurance scheme would soon take off in the state, to provide universal health insurance coverage for all Deltans.
Okowa gave the assurance in Asaba, when Chairman of Martha Charity Foundation, Immanuel Omoefe, donated four trailer loads of medical devices and equipment to the state.
The governor disclosed that the “scheme will commence this month and it is mandatory for all residents of the state.”
He reiterated his administration’s commitment to implementing the Contributory Health Insurance Scheme, to provide quality and affordable healthcare coverage to the people.
Okowa explained that the scheme is a financing programme, designed to create a system for individuals or group of people to make specific contributions for their healthcare cost.
According to the governor, it would ensure that people have access to a defined package of quality healthcare services any time they need it.
He added that subscribers do not have to pay cash at the point of service delivery noting, “The concept of is to create a pool, spread the financial risk and ensure sustainability.
Okowa emphasised that his administration would pay greater attention to primary healthcare delivery as it reaches the grassroots, disclosing that there were more than 400 Primary Healthcare Centres in the state, which would be fully utilised to ensure access to health facilities no matter their location.
(The Guardian)