The Kogi State Government said it has enrolled a fresh 76,243 persons into its health insurance scheme.
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, who inaugurated access to the scheme on Monday at the Government House, Lokoja, described it as very necessary and deserving in improving the well-being of residents.
The governor said that out of the 76,243 enrolled, 28,056 were from the public sector, 44,760 were students, and 3,427 were under the pensioners’ contributory plan of the state.
He said the agency now has over 255,000 registered beneficiaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor also commissioned the Government House Clinic, Medical equipment for Public Health Centres (PHCs) across the state and an additional two Toyota Hilux vehicles for the state Health Insurance Agency under the leadership of Dr Aledare Adekunle.
Ododo said, ‘We are also revitalising 70 primary healthcare centres, addressing human resource challenges, and ensuring our health workers are supported with the right policies, tools, and environment.
‘From today, all medical doctors working in our health facilities are to enjoy an additional allowance of N300,000 beginning from October.
‘We are working with our development partners, WHO, UNICEF, CIHP, AHF, Malaria Consortium, Marie Stopes International, and many to revitalise and upgrade over 200 PHCs across the state.’
He disclosed that pensioners earning below ?50,000 monthly will enjoy free health insurance coverage, while those earning between ?50,000 and ?100,000 will pay only ?625 monthly, subsidised by the state government.
‘Pensioners earning above ?100,000 will contribute only ?1,250 monthly, all in our commitment to cost-sharing strategies that can ease the burden on our people.’