Oyo's Government Launches New health initiative for Mother, Child

Source: The Nation

The mortality rate in Oyo state has led to the launching of a new health initiative for mother, and child in the state. Speaking at the launching of ‘Tomotiya Initiative’ Governor Makinde, who was represented by his Deputy, Rauf Olaniyan said “before the administration was inaugurated last year, we had studied statistics on the various sectors in Oyo State which formed a basis for what our focal points would be. 

“One of the sectors that we realised we had to focus on was the health care sector. We knew there were huge infrastructural deficits in the sector. But something else that caught our attention was the quality and cost of health care and their multiplier effects on the vulnerable. 

“From the 2018 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), we notice that in Oyo State, the rate death of children under the age of one is 41 deaths per 1000 live births. That puts us as the third-worst in Nigeria after Kano and Jigawa. Oyo State contributes over 30 per cent of the total of all infant mortalities in Nigeria.

 “Therefore, we had gone to the drawing table and come up with an initiative that will drastically reduce these figures. It is this project that we are here today to inaugurate, the Tomotiya Initiative.”

Oyo, UNICEF Finalize Moves on Social Protection Policy Plan

Source: OYSG

Oyo State Government and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Akure Field Office have finalized plans on the implementation of Oyo State Social Protection and Implementation Plan. 

Speaking during a four-day stakeholders’ meeting held in Oyo town, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Musibau Babatunde, said the State through constant engagements with relevant stakeholders have finalized the production of a Medium Term Sector Strategy (M.T.S.S). Prof. Babatunde said that part of the aims of the social protection programme was to address the issues of lack of access to education and healthcare for children.

Oyo Govt. Enrolls 45,000 Poor, Vulnerable Children for Basic Health Care

Source: News 24

The Oyo State government has enrolled 45,000 poor and vulnerable people under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the State. The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun revealed, during the flag-off of the scheme, at the Aafin Primary Health Care center Oyo, that the vision of the state government is to achieve Universal Health Coverage for all residents of Oyo State, where no one is left behind in accessing healthcare  

Speaking further, 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 however, 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.  The Basic Health Care Provision Fund’s primary objective is to help achieve Universal Health Coverage and enhance access to primary health care services for Oyo state citizens especially the poor and the vulnerables, women, children under 5, and children in orphanages.  

As Oyo State flags-off access to care, under BHCPF, the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency has empaneled 22,018 lives into 127 PHC’s across 33 LGA’s and has paid capitation into all of these facilities for effective health care service delivery to enrollees.