Over 15,000 Babies Born Under Our Health Insurance Scheme - Ondo Govt

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 01:10 PM

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Over 15,000 Babies Born Under Our Health Insurance Scheme - Ondo Govt

Governor Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has said that his administration would not relent in its commitment towards ensuring access to affordable healthcare for all residents in the state.


The governor, who emphasized the importance of collective efforts to improve healthcare accessibility and affordability, pointed out that health was a fundamental human right and a critical indicator of human development.


He stated this during the flag-off ceremony of the Orange Health Insurance Scheme for the 'informal' sector in the state on Monday.


The Director-General of the State Contributory Health Commission, Abiodun Oyeneyin, said that the health equity scheme has produced about 15,585 babies since its inception.


The scheme was designed by the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in 2022 for pregnant women and children under five years of age to prevent maternal mortality in the state.



He stated, “Over 15,585 babies, among which are 380 twins, 10 triplets and two quadruplets all delivered under the state equity scheme – the Abiyamo Scheme since inception till date. They too now have the opportunity to aspire to be presidents, governors, senators, ministers, doctors, engineers, teachers, and lawyers among others.


“The widows, elderly, people with disabilities, the vulnerable women of reproductive age group and children under five years as well as sickle cell warriors who are all beneficiaries of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund Program continue to have access to qualitative healthcare services across the 203 wards in the state.”


On the insurance scheme, which was for the people in the informal sector, including artisans, market men and women, and transporters among others, Oyeneyin explained that the scheme would bring immense relief to countless families, reducing their financial burden and improve their overall health and well-being.


He disclosed that a sum of N18,000 was the minimum annual premium for the scheme.


“The premium shall be affordable (from N18,000 per annum) and the mode of payment shall be flexible as most of those in the informal sector earn their wages on a daily basis.


“A robust benefits package that includes medical services, surgical services, optical services, dental services, obstetrics and gynaecology, physiotherapy, supply of drugs and medications, laboratory and imaging have been put together to cater for the needs of our people under the scheme,” the DG explained.


He commended the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for his support and commitment and also for putting the health sector on the front burner in his administration.



He said, “I am delighted that we have been able to create a sustainable source of funding that lowers the financial barriers to healthcare for our residents. It is on this premise that I stand to usher in a breath of fresh air in our healthcare delivery system with the Orange Health Insurance Scheme, designed for those in the informal sector.


“Our painstakingly conceptualized vision as an administration rightly accommodates qualitative and accessible healthcare delivery in order to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals 3.8 that pointedly strive to achieve the global theme of Universal Health Coverage. Our administration once again has demonstrated political will in line with the need to attain UHC.”



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