No fewer than 3,000 people have enrolled in the recently launched Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme (OYSHIA).
The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Toye Arulogun, said on Sunday in Ibadan that enrolees included members of the State Executive Council, lawmakers and top government officials.
Arulogun urged members of the public to take advantage of the ongoing registration for the scheme at the nearest government and accredited hospitals.
He said the scheme would enable residents to benefit from cheap, affordable, accessible and unique health insurance programme.
“The exco members were led in registering for the scheme by the deputy governor, Chief Moses Adeyemo, to demonstrate the commitment of the state government to quality health care and health insurance,’’ he said.
The Executive Secretary of OYSHIA, Dr Sola Akande, had during a sensitisation exercise said that citizens of the state had embraced the scheme.
“We are enjoining members of the public to register for this first of its kind scheme by any state government which covers almost all the ailments and is free of charge for pregnant women and children between the ages one-five years.
“The insurance scheme was carefully designed to benefit the rich and the less-privileged in the society.
“The agency is committed to providing one doctor per local government, nurses and pharmacist, apart from the medical personnel of the accredited hospitals, as well as the provision of adequate drugs that can last for two years,” he said.
(NAN)
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