Oyo Govt. Enrolls the Elderly for Basic Health Care

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The Oyo State government has enrolled 45,000 poor and vulnerable people under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the State.  The Elderly in the state are among the groups tagged as vulnerable 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.