Yobe State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (YSCHMA), has enrolled over 200,000 people in the scheme.
Dr. Babagana Tijjani, Executive Secretary of the scheme, said in Kano on Sunday that the enrollees comprised of state and local government workers.
Tijani said the state and local government councils would contribute 3.25 percent of the workforce salaries while the employees would contribute 1.75 percent of their salaries.
According to him, the benefits of the scheme include coverage of all minor and major surgical operations, hospitalization in secondary health facilities, and immunization. He added that the scheme would allow pregnant women and children below the age of five, the aged and vulnerable persons to access efficient healthcare services.
The executive secretary noted that the Federal Government’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund Programme introduced in the state would complement the agency’s informal program, targeting the poor and vulnerable persons.
“Our goal is to make persons have equal access to qualitative healthcare services delivery.”
On workshop organized for the informal sector of the scheme, Tijani said the agency organized a workshop in Kano to validate the informal sector program.
However, he said the informal sector consists of the larger population of the state and the workshop is to deliberate on the implementation plan.
The executive secretary said that health financing was one of the priorities for developing the health sector in the state.
Tijani, who commended Governor Mai Mala Buni for his support and commitment, also lauded the efforts of traditional rulers and other relevant stakeholders for contributing immensely to the success of the exercise.
He appealed to residents of the state to enroll in the scheme to enhance good health care delivery and also appealed to philanthropists to assist in paying premiums for poor people.
