YSCHMA:11,013 Benefited from BHCPF In Yobe
By:Usman Ibrahim Geidam
The Executive Secretary,Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Dr. Babagana Tijjani is heartily pleased to announce with unalloyed admiration, the commitment of the Federal Government through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) by providing the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) to the agency for the continuation of the enrollment of existing beneficiaries of the 'YSCHMA health scheme' and to 'enroll' additional down trodden and vulnerable people to access free healthcare services in YSCHMA accredited and engaged health facilities across the state.
Taking into consideration, the difficulties and hardships the masses are experiencing, more especially; the less privileged ones across the state. The Executive Secretary, Dr Babagana Tijjani, earlier this year, urged the inclusion and enrollment of 'Almajirai' in conjunction with the Yobe State Arabic and Islamic Education Board (AISEB) in the state, the aim is to ensure easy and free access to affordable and qualitative healthcare services and by extension, the attainment of 'Universal Health Coverage' in the state in line with the health policy agenda of His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni-led administration in Yobe state.
The agency has already kick started the enrollment of the downtrodden and vulnerable beneficiaries today; Tuesday, the 30th of July, 2024, in the three Senatorial zones of the state: the enrollment has started with Bade, Bursari, Damaturu, Fika, Fune, Gujba, Nangere, Nguru, Potiskum and Yusufari local government areas.
The following are the breakdown of the targeted beneficiaries to be enrolled into the YSCHMA health scheme.
Pregnant women:- two thousands and one hundred. (2100),
Orphanages:- two thousands and one hundred. (2100),
Almajirai:- two thousands and one hundred. (2100),
The Downtrodden (Indigent) :- four thousands, one hundred and thirteen. (4113).
Suffice to this, the agency has been getting numerous support and titillating gesture and full backing from the able leadership of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Yobe state; Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON.
The Executive Secretary urged all other meaningful and reliable organizations such as; Business Groups, iNGOs, local NGOs, Philanthropists, Politicians and other stakeholders who are strongly encouraged to participate in the State Contributory Healthcare Scheme to join hands with the agency in this noble endeavour, for our collective good and of course, for the purpose of achieving our goals and objectives for the state and the country as well. This will tantamount to achieving 'Universal Health Coverage' by the year 2030 in the state and country at large.
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