Oyo gov’t enrols 45,000 poor, vulnerable children for basic health care
The Oyo State Government has enrolled 45,000 poor and vulnerable people under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement signed Friday by the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Honourable Wasiu Olatubosun.
This, the state government said, was part of Governor Makinde-led administration’s effort to provide free medical services for its people.
Speaking Friday, during the flag-off of the scheme, at the Aafin primary health Care centre in Oyo, Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State, the Secretary to the state government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun said the vision of the state government is to achieve Universal Health Coverage for all residents of Oyo State, where no one is left behind in accessing healthcare.
Adeosun extolled the state government for availing residents of the state of the opportunity under the BHCPF scheme.
Mrs Adeosun enjoined the enrollees to take advantage of the opportunity under the access to care scheme without paying out of pocket.
She reiterated the commitment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration to achieving Universal Health Coverage.
Thereafter she performed the symbolic distribution of BHCPF ID cards.
Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony, the Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA), Dr Sola Akande, disclosed that “Oyo State is about to witness the final push towards Universal Health Care in Oyo State and Nigeria at large.”
Speaking further, Akande stated that the federal government through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made available a total amount of N450,000,000.00 in the first tranche and N264,000,000 in the second tranche for the enrollment of 37,500 lives.
Akande however announced that through the innovation of the Agency, the same amount of money will be used to enrol 45,000 residents of the state into the scheme.
He also assured successful enrollees that they could access care without paying out-of-pocket through the ID card issued to them by the Agency.
The Basic Health Care Provision Fund’s primary objective is to help achieve Universal Health Coverage and enhance access to primary health care services for Oyo state citizens especially the poor and the vulnerable, women, children under five, and children in orphanages.
Present at the flag-off ceremony are the Oyo-mesi led by High Chief Yusuf Akinade Ayoola the Oosorun of Oyo; the General Manager, NHIA, Lagos office, Mr Olufemi Akingbade; the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Adesoji Adeyanju; the Executive Secretary, Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Muyideen Olatunji among others.
As Oyo State flags off access to care, under BHCPF, the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency has empanelled 22,018 lives into 127 PHCs across 33 LGA’s and have paid capitation into all of these facilities for effective health care service delivery to enrollees.
