Ekiti State has recorded a surge in the number of pregnant women patronising government health facilities across the 16 Local Government areas of the state.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani made the disclosure during a One-Day Dissemination Event from Data to Policy to Action in Ado-Ekiti.
Dr Filani said that the Ulerawa Health Insurance programme had helped in the reduction of child and infant mortality rates in the state as more women now patronise government hospitals for healthcare especially for antenatal and postnatal care.
The Commissioner appreciated the Ekiti State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji for approving Ulerawa Health Insurance which he said has boosted the number of people accessing Government health facilities for health care.
The Commissioner explained that the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and the state Ulerawa Health Insurance are two main health interventions in the State that have been offering free health care under the Governor Biodun Oyebanji-led administration in the state.
According to him, the programmes offer free services, including malaria treatment, immunization, maternal and child health services, family planning, nutrition, HIV, and tuberculosis care across 177 health centres in the state while serious cases presented at the centres are referred to secondary and tertiary institutions for further treatment.
” Every resident of the state is fully covered under the Ulerawa Health Insurance services all across our primary health centres and we also have community influencers who ensure that pregnant women register at the government hospitals”, he said.
In her remarks at the event,the State Head of Service , Dr Folake Olomojobi commended the State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji for approving the Ulerawa Health Insurance programme for every individual in the state.
In their Goodwill messages, the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon Adeoye Aribasoye, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Mrs Olusola Gbenga-Igotun as well as representatives of Civil Society Organizations, World Health Organization among others urged Ekiti people to make use of the health insurance for the betterment of themselves.
In his remarks CEO of NOIpolls and the moderator of the panel session of the event, Dr Chike Nwangwu noted that with continued commitment to strategic investments in healthcare, Ekiti State was on course to universal health coverage and achieving access to quality healthcare for all its residents.
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