Kaduna state enrols 500,000 in contributory health scheme

On Aug 21, 2023

The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Agency says it has enrolled more than 500,000 people into the scheme since its inception in 2020.

The Director General of KADCHMA, Alhaji Abubakar Alhassan, disclosed this at the enrolment of 120 pregnant women into the scheme by Lifidi Jama’a Charity Foundation in Kafanchan, Kaduna State.

He stated that the figure comprised persons in the formal and informal sectors, adding that 98 per cent coverage had been achieved for those in the formal sector of the state.

“As regards the informal sector, largely made up of vulnerable groups, we are not where we expect to be but we are making progress,” he said.

The KADCHMA boss also commended the foundation for its efforts at ensuring pregnant women were not left out of the scheme.

“Today is another milestone for us and you know what that translates to for these pregnant women, it means that for the next year, these 120 women will be doing their antenatal and eventually be put to bed under our scheme. This will have a great impact in terms of maternal and neonatal indices in Kaduna State,” he added.

In his remarks, the founder and chairman of the foundation, Alhaji Bashir Idris, said that the gesture was borne out of the need to always reach out to the underprivileged in society.

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