It also provides financial risks and strengthening health system by reducing user fees which constitute a major barrier in accessing healthcare need at the point of service delivery. The Health Insurance Initiative provides affordable healthcare services to the people. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Aledare Adekunle, who made the disclosure, said that the bill establishing the agency was passed by the House of Assembly on November 18, 2018, and the state Governor Bello assented to it in April 24, 2019. Meanwhile, sometimes in August 2021, Kogi State Health Insurance Agency (KGSHIA), under the Vulnerable Group Health Insurance Programme of Governor Yahaya Bello, announced the enrolment of over 31,000 persons across the 21 local government areas of the state. In addition, procurement and distribution of essential medicines, electronic data capturing and tracking system have improved the Health Management Information System in the state. In the last 5 years of his administration, there has been this noticeable increase in health financing with heavy investment on Infrastructure capacity building towards improving the service delivery of work force. When he eventually became the Governor, the two sectors became part of major areas his administration has paid a lot of quality attention to. While campaigning for office in 2015, Governor Bello promised a revolution in the education and health sectors.
Therefore, for a country to be regarded as a wealthy nation, it must have a robust, quality and affordable public healthcare service for the benefit of the of the people, especially the low-income earners who are often in overwhelming majority in third world countries. Health Insurance Scheme: Governor Bello’s Brilliant Initiative, by Nafisa BelloĪsk a sick person the value of health and the time-tested cliche, ‘Health is Wealth’, becomes clearer.
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