The Kaduna state government says it has enrolled about 136,507 poor and vulnerable population into the State health insurance scheme.
Head of Administration and Finance, Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA), Suleiman Mustapha, disclosed this in Kaduna, during a one-day Roundtable Dialogue on maternal and child health.
The Maternal and Child Health-Civil Society (MCH-CS) Partnership with support from Save the Children International organised the round table.
Mustapha said 79,329 poor and vulnerable populations were enroled for free basic health under the one per cent consolidated revenue of the state government.
According to him, the state government had so far released N1.1 billion to cover the basic health care services of the poor and vulnerable.
He also said an additional 50,648 poor and vulnerable population were enroled under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, adding that a total of N1.1 billion had also been contributed to cover their healthcare.
KADCHMA Executive Secretary , Mr Abubakar Hassan, said the agency was established in February 2018 and began provision of health services in June 2020.
According to him, the health scheme is part of the state’s human capital development and social protection strategy for all residents.
