The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Agency (BASHCMA), Dr Mansur Dada, said that the agency has trained health personnel from 12 local government councils on the new healthcare package in the state. He disclosed this on Wednesday.
He said that the beneficiaries of the programme include the vulnerable in the society, that is, the physically challenged persons, the aged, women of reproductive age, children under the age of five years and those in the formal and informal sectors in the state.
Dada added that the programme would commence from December 2019 with an enrollment exercise for the vulnerable persons in the state.
He explained that BASHCMA had already concluded training for health personnel in Bogoro, Ganjuwa, Dass, Alkaleri, Kirfi, Zaki, Itas Gadau, Giade, Dambam, Jama’are, Misau and Tafawa Balewa.
He said that the personnel in the remaining eight local government areas of Bauchi, Toro, Shira, Ningi, Warji, Gamawa, Darazo and Katagum will also be trained soon.
He stated that the agency will use primary healthcare facilities in all the 323 wards for the services, and will train four personnel in each ward.
Dada said that the programme would be conducted under the Health Care Provision Fund (HCPF) of the Federal Government.
