... Receives Delivery
Of Multi-Million Naira Health Facilities
The Governor of Delta Sate, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said the State Contributory Health
Insurance Scheme will become operational in a couple of weeks to provide
Universal Health Insurance coverage for all Deltans.
Speaking
when he received a donation of 4 trailer loads of medical devices and equipment
worth millions of naira from the Chairman, Martha Charity Foundation,
Ambassador Immanuel Omoefe today [02-05-16] in Asaba, Governor Okowa stated
that his administration was in haste to implement the Contributory Health
Insurance Scheme to provide quality and affordable healthcare coverage to
Deltans, especially, in critical time of need.
"The
Delta State Contributory Health care Scheme is a healthcare financing programme
designed to create a system where individuals or group of people make specific
contributions for their healthcare cost thereby giving them access to a defined
package of quality healthcare services any time they need it; any subscriber to
the Scheme does not have to pay cash at the point of service delivery which is
often not available in times of critical need", he said.
He
added, "the concept of contributing to healthcare cost is to create a
pool, spread the financial risk and ensure sustainability , I am happy to
announce that the scheme will commence this month and it is mandatory for all
residents of the State."
Senator
Okowa emphasized that his administration would pay greater attention to Primary
healthcare delivery as it reaches the grassroots, disclosing that more than 400
Primary Healthcare Centres were in the state and they would all be fully
utilized to ensure that people have access to health facilities no matter their
location.
"We
will pay a lot of attention to primary healthcare delivery as we have 402
primary healthcare centres in the state, and we need to bring all of them to a State of functionality," he asserted.
While
commending the donor of the medical equipments, Senator Okowa directed the
Ministry of Health to ensure that the equipments were distributed and put to
use in the hospitals and health centres in the state within 48 hours.
He
called on other Deltans to emulate Ambassador Omoefe disclosing that the state
need the participation of the private sector to impact on the lives of the
people.
Earlier,
Ambassador Omoefe disclosed that his foundation in partnership with MEDSHARE
International donated the medical equipments to the Delta State government
because, there would be sincerity in their distribution and usage, reiterating
that Governor Okowa has shown clear evidence of honesty which has endeared his
administration to well meaning individuals and organizations.
In a welcome address, Dr. Nicholas Azinge, Commissioner For
Health, said that a Committee to distribute the donated medical devices and
equipments to the hospitals and health centres in the state has been set up and
would commence work immediately.
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