Director-General of the Delta state Contributory Health Commission, Dr Ben Nkechika, weekend said the state government was providing health insurance to internally displaced persons because their means of livelihood have been eroded by the ravaging flood.
Dr. Nkechika stated this in Asaba and added that the state government was determined to provide access to quality health services to all residents of the state, irrespective of their socio-economic status and geographical location.
He noted that with the enrollment of the internally displaced persons into the Contributory Health Insurance, they would have access to free quality health care for one year even after leaving the camps.
He said the commission is an agency of government established to implement the mandatory Delta State Contributory Health Scheme which is a health care financing programme geared towards ensuring access to quality health care services for all residents of Delta state.
He said: “The programme started in January 2017 and till date we have over 1.2 million enrollees which is the highest in the country.
“The scheme is powered by 500 health facilities both government and private health care facilities accredited to provide health services under the scheme.
“Part of our mandate is meeting the health needs of people and we are currently faced with a situation where some people have been displaced as a result of the flood and they are largely going to have economic challenges which has affected their ability to have quality health care.
“They have lived in very rural communities and we are registering them into the scheme through an electronic process for the family three, father mother and children.”
