The award, which was presented at the just concluded Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) in Lagos, was in recognition of the state’s outstanding service delivery in the field of healthcare in Nigeria and the State Supported Health Insurance Scheme under the Delta State Contributory Health Commission which is now in its 6th month of operation.
The state Contributory Health Insurance Scheme is the brain child of the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on assumption of office in 2015. The state commenced its Support Health Insurance Scheme on the 1st of January 2017, the first state to commence such a programme in Nigeria and now has over 60,000 enrollees registered and receiving healthcare services across the state.
Activities to scale up the scheme’s portfolio is currently at an advanced stage with emphasis on the vulnerable members of the society to ensure that no one is left behind. The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) is an annual event, which celebrates distinguished personalities and organisations who have contributed immensely to the growth of the Nigeria health sector in the year under review.
Speaking while receiving the award on behalf of the state government, the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Olorogun Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, thanked the organizers for the recognition given to the great strides of Dr. Okowa towards institutionalising in the state the Health Insurance Scheme he started as Chairman, Senate Committee on Health.
He assured that the Delta State Contributory Health Commission will ensure continuous advancement of the state health insurance scheme for all residents of the state.
The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Contributory Health Commission, Dr. Ben Nkechika, expressed delight in the recognition given to the state and enjoined all Deltans to get involved in the health scheme as the strategic roll-out activities of the scheme continues across the state.
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