Kwara extends health insurance scheme for five years
Kwara State Government on Friday said it had extended its Community Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) for another five years to enable more people to access its services.
Alhaji Abdulrazak Abdulsalam, the Executive Secretary of the State Committee on Community Health Insurance, said this at a stakeholders meeting in Ilorin.
He said Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed had approved the extension of the scheme to allow people access quality healthcare facilities.
The executive secretary said the scheme would cater for three local government areas per quarter.
Abdulsalam urged stakeholders to be dedicated to their duties, assuring that the scheme would soon expand to other local government areas of the state.
He said the scheme would move to Kaiama, Ilorin East and Ifelodun local government areas, adding that it would also extend to nine other local government areas before the end of the year.
Dr Segun Opowoye, the Regional Manager of Hygeia Community Health Care, said the scheme was implemented to provide quality, affordable and accessible healthcare to the people.
Opowoye urged health workers to encourage people to enroll in the scheme.
According to him, people were expected to register with N500 to enjoy free medical services, including free drugs, throughout the year.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme is a family medical health plan covering members against financial and health risks arising from unplanned medical emergencies and illnesses.
It also covers medical bills for healthcare services in a network of hospitals.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
TETFUND Alfa Yahaya Road IYA YUSUF Rasaq Jimoh Opaleke Bukola Iyabo Kwara Polytechnic Na\'Allah Ishola Moses Abiodun Toyin Abdullahi Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita Folorunsho Erubu Ibrahim Taiwo Raliat AbdulRazaq Ajibola Saliu Ajia Kwara Poly Photo News PPS Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Baakini Aliyu Alhassan Nigerian Army Undergraduate Bursary Ilorin International Airport Prince Sunday Fagbemi Joseph Bamigboye Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory Kwara State University Of Education Fatimoh Lawal Jamiu Oyawoye Alapado Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Abdulmumini Jawondo Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Salman Jawondo Ishola Abdullahi Diagnostic Centre Onikijipa Ajasse-Ipo Sabi Umar Yakubu Jaja Musa Abdullahi Aro Yahaya Atiku Abubakar Sunday Fagbemi Irepodun Funmilayo Oniwa Kwara Basketball Association Nagode Lanre Jimoh Rafiu Ibrahim Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman Ibrahim Abiodun Ejidongari Elelu Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Hamidu Olowo Justina Oha Olaitan Adefila Moses Afolayan Solomon Edojah Taofeek Ibraheem Kwara State Pension Board Muhammed Aliyu Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu Lithium Deposit Abdulmajeed Wahab IHS Wahab Olasupo Egbewole Ayinde Oki Dasuki Belgore Oba Abu Harrison Osauwagboe Oba Abdulrahim IPSAS AIT Ilorin SSA Youth

