Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i of Kaduna state is committed to universal health coverage for citizens of Kaduna state as part of his drive for human capital development, the deputy governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe. has said.
Speaking while flagging off the identification and enrolment exercise for the commencement of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) program in Kaduna state on Monday, Dr Balarabe promised that the first set of 40,000 beneficiaries within the target groups of children under five years, pregnant women, the elderly, people living with disabilities, will be identified and enrolled at no cost to them.
The deputy governor said the establishment of the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) reflects the government’s commitment to ensure greater access to healthcare by the people of Kaduna state.
“KADCHMA has recorded remarkable achievements which include the enrollment of about 400,000 beneficiaries into the State Contributory Health Scheme. KADCHMA has registered and empanelled 12,000 vulnerable persons to the accredited Primary Health Care facilities and accredited about 300 Health Care facilities at both primary and secondary levels of care.
“About 120 enrollees have so far accessed care under the scheme. The state government has also earmarked 1% of its Consolidated Revenue Funds (CRF) to the Authority for the provision of free health care services to the vulnerable population in the state,’’ she added.
Dr Balarabe disclosed that the 255 primary health centers across the state that were revitalised by the el-Rufai government would serve as enablers for both the Kaduna State Contributory Health Scheme and BHCPF program.
She explained that KADCHMA and BHCPF are complimentary in providing access to healthcare for the people of the state.
Dr Balarabe enjoined the people of Kaduna state ‘’to ensure that as the Authority enrolls eligible beneficiaries into the BHCPF, our families are enrolled into the Contributory Health Scheme”.
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