Lagos state enrols 277,672 residents in healthcare scheme

On Nov 16, 2023

The Lagos State government said a total of 277,672 indigent residents have been enrolled in its health insurance scheme, called Ilera Eko.

The Permanent Secretary, Health Management Agency, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, disclosed this during the flag-off of the second phase of the state’s health insurance scheme.

Zamba said the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was committed to ensuring that no resident was left behind in the Universal Health Coverage.

She noted that the agency completed “EKOSHA Community Storm 1.0” in the first half of the year, adding that the second phase followed the identification of a new set of vulnerable residents needed to be enrolled in the scheme.

The Eko Social Health Alliance is an initiative designed by the agency to provide a sustainable structure for the implementation of Ilera Eko free health plans for the vulnerable and indigent in the state.

According to Zamba, “A total of 13,897 vulnerable were enrolled by the EKOSHA arm of LASHMA during the first half-year, making a total of 277,672 vulnerable enrolled on the scheme so far.

“The enrolment, supported by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, will be done in the 57 local government areas/local council development areas in the state, adding that this is to ensure that the vulnerable have access to healthcare and also improve their quality of life.”