The Oyo state government has enrolled 45,000 poor and vulnerable people under the basic health care provision fund (BHCPF) in the State.
Speaking on Friday during the flag-off of the scheme, at the Aafin Primary Health Care center Oyo, Atiba Local Government area of Oyo,the Secretary to the state government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun said the vision of the state government is to achieve universal health coverage for all residents of the state, where no one is left behind in accessing healthcare.
Mrs. Adeosun advised the enrollees to take advantage of the opportunity under access to care scheme without paying out of pocket and reiterated the commitment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration to achieving universal health coverage.
At the official flag-off ceremonies of access to care under BHCPF, the Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency, (OYSHIA), Dr. Sola Akande disclosed that, “Oyo state is about to witness the final push towards universal health care in Oyo State and Nigeria at large.”
Dr. Akande, stated that the federal government through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has made available a total amount of N450,000,000.00 in the first tranche and N264,000,000 in the second tranche for enrollment of 37,500 lives.
Akande announced that through the innovation of the Agency, the same amount of money will be used to enroll 45,000 residents of the State into the scheme.
He also assured successful enrollees that they can access care without paying out-of-pocket through the ID card issued to them by the agency.
Meanwhile,the Oyo state government has commenced the Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME) on not less than 255 roads across the State within the 33 local government areas of the state for rehabilitation.
The chairman, Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA), Ogunlade Busoye Soladoye, stated this while on inspection of some of the roads earmarked for rehabilitation across the state.
He disclosed that Governor, Seyi Makinde has approved a sum of 750,000,000 million naira for the agency in order to ensure zero potholes on the Roads across the state.
He said the roads are grouped into Ibadan, Oyo/Ogbomoso/ Iseyin and Ibarapa/Oke-Ogun zones.He stated that the eleven local government areas in Ibadan have been covered, while the remaining two zones are still being worked on.
He stressed that on assumption of duty, he made an extensive inspection of roads across the state, to ensure that rehabilitation of deplorable roads commence speedily.
He urged the people of Oyo state to desist from dumping refuse on drainage which may block waterways and result to water spillover, causing destruction of roads.
Some of the roads rehabilitated in Ibadan city include: Dugbe to Mokola roads; Femi Johnson Junction along Oke-Ado road; Molete – Fire Station- Challenge Road; Adeoyo Hospital Junction,( Ring Road) ; ANCE Roundabout, Dugbe and Railway Frontage, Dugbe, Ibadan.
