Health Insurance Scheme: KWSG begins biometric data capturing for residents this week
Towards seamless take off of its health insurance scheme, the Kwara State government will begin biometric data capturing for residents this week.
The scheme, which is to enable residents have access to affordable healthcare service delivery, was launched last year by the state Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed.
Speaking to Pilot Health in an interview at the weekend, the Secretary, Kwara State Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo said arrangements have been concluded for the biometric data capturing of people across the 16 Local Government Areas.
According to her, about 400 trainees have been recruited for the exercise that will be kickstarted in Ilorin East, Kaiama and Ekiti Local Government Areas.
“We are ready for implementation of the registration exercise. We will start the training of the field data capture officers to conduct the registration this week.
“We will thereafter start the registration pilot in Ilorin East, Kaiama, and Ekiti Local Government Areas,” she said.
Jetawo disclosed that the scheme is being funded by Sterling Bank in partnership with international partners like PharmAccess Foundation.
She added that all indigenes of the state would have access to equitable and qualitative health care services.
She urged residents to register and take advantage of the statewide scheme to access affordable healthcare delivery in the state.
It would be recalled that at the launch of the programme, Governor Ahmed disclosed that an initial N200m had been set aside as the state’s capitalisation of KHIF to ensure the scheme is well funded.
The governor noted that the state is committed to contributing 1% of the annual Consolidated Revenue Fund and to subsidize premiums and service delivery to those considered part of the poorest in the society as well as 40% of funds received through the “Saving One Million Lives Performance for Results Initiative”—an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Health, supported by the World Bank and targeted towards the improvement of maternal and child health in Nigeria.
