Flag off of Maternal and Child Health Insurance Scheme In Ondo State.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN of Ondo State today Tuesday 3rd, December 2019, flagged off the Maternal and Child Health Insurance Scheme at Mother and Child Hospital Akure.
maternal and health insurance scheme is a medium which allows pregnant women and children under 5 years of age to access free qualitative health care in Ondo state.
The Ondo state governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, stated that health is fundamental and is everyone's right. In the bid to provide qualitative and affordable healthcare service delivery, the governor introduced an insurance scheme, the Ondo State Contributory Health Service that provides free maternal and U-5 children with health service delivery.
The Governor noted that overtime, Ondo State is rated very high in terms of maternal and healthcare delivery in Nigeria, as a result of the previous measures put in place by the past administration which was led by a medical doctor but more was needed to get the medical system more proficient which was why we introduced health insurance scheme.
Dr Jibayo Adeyeye, the special advicer to the governor on health, commends governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for his visionary and magnanimous act of taking the bull by the horn in providing health insurance cover for pregnant women and U-5children in Ondo state.
The Commission will be strict in enforcing the eligibility criteria for this scheme because we want to ensure that only resident of Ondo State benefit from this programme. Adeyeye noted.
Other dignitaries who were present to grace the event were; Hon. Agboola Ajayi Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, Special Advicer to the governor on health Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye, GM, Ondo State Contributory Healthcare Dr. Abiodun Oyeneyin and the Royal fathers, Religious leaders and Political appointees.
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