Akpoveta Reaffirms State Govt. Commitment To Affordable, Accessible Healthcare Services

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...As 1000 More Vulnerable Persons Were Enrolled Into The Scheme

By Admin 

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), Chief (Dr.) Isaac Akpoveta recently reaffirmed the state government's commitment under Governor Oborewvori to provide affordable and accessible healthcare services to every Deltan.

Chief Akpoveta disclosed this in Asaba during the flag-off of the health insurance enrollment under the Sustainable Health Insurance Transformative Inclusion Initiative SHIFT-I programme of the member representing Oshimili South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Bridget Anyafulu.

While commending the Honourable Member for her visionary and people-centered leadership, Dr. Akpoveta noted that the beneficiaries through the gesture have been granted access to free healthcare services for one year at any healthcare facility of their choice.

Akpoveta explained that the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative (IEAI) of the Commission is a platform created by the Commission to enable indigent residents of the state to enjoy free and quality health care at a government-subsidized rate of 7,000 Naira in a year.

The DG emphasized that the state governor placed a premium on the health of Deltans and has invested substantial resources into the health insurance programme, which has hit over 2.8 million enrollees.

Akoveta added that Delta State currently is ranked number one in Nigeria for health insurance coverage, saying the scheme has helped to spread good health and financial protection across communities, including Oshimili South.
The DG, however, called on well-meaning Nigerians, Deltans, and public office holders to emulate the kind gesture of Hon. Anyafulu by adopting and enrolling vulnerable persons into the health insurance scheme.

Speaking separately at the event, the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Dennis Guwor lauded Hon. Anyafulu for the empowerment and the enrollment of one thousand persons into health insurance, and two hundred physically challenged persons.

While rolling out her scorecard for the past two and a half years in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Anyafulu said the gesture was her strong belief in the power of good health, noting that “out-of-pocket” medical spending has pushed many families into poverty.

She said, with health insurance, quality healthcare would become more affordable and accessible, saying health insurance remains the path to sustainable development in any progressive society.

Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Veronica Iloegbue expressed joy and appreciated the Honourable Member for coming to their aid, saying the intervention was timely and life-changing.

The high point of the event was the conferment of a Health Insurance Ambassador Award on Honourable Anyafulu by the Delta State Contributory Health Commission in recognition of her support and advocacy for the scheme and also the presentation of health insurance cards and empowerment items to the beneficiaries.

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