Photo News: 2020 Universal Health coverage Anambra state
By Covenant Oluchi Ikedinobi
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vincent Okpala led members of the ministry of health and health organizations in the state to commemorate the 2020 International Universal Health coverage day marked every December 12.
At the event, the State government said it would commence the enrollment of over 28,000 less privileged indigenes into a special health care fund on January 4, 2021.
This is to ensure that the universal health coverage is made a reality in the state, as its part of the government efforts to better the well-being of it’s citizens.
Dr. Okpala said that beneficiaries would be vulnerable and less privileged, pregnant women, under five children, the elderly and persons with disabilities , selected from 326 wards in the state.
“Today’s commemoration is an opportunity to reflect how far we have gone to achieving UHC in the state.
” Let me inform you that the state government after meeting up with it’s counterpart funding , has received the sum of N338 million as it’s own quota of the federal Government Basics Healthcare provision fund through the National Health Insurance Scheme
( NHIS).
” This fund through the state’s Health Insurance Scheme ( ASHIA), is mapped out to cater for the health needs of the vulnerable citizens in the state, with this enrollment our health indices will improve, maternal mortality, infant and neonatal deaths will also reduce, ” he said
Contributing, the Executive secretary, Anambra State health insurance Agency ( ASHIA) , Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi said that over 90,000 residents had enrolled into the state’s Health Insurance scheme.
The programme had the theme:
” Health for All: Protect Everyone”
