The
Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for a full
implementation of the universal healthcare system as encapsulated in the
National Health Act 2014.
Dr. Okowa,
who spoke at the 10th Annual All Fellows Congress and Scientific Conference of
the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, said “an important step
in this reorientation process will be a robust health insurance scheme that
gives access to affordable and quality health services, backed by an effective
legislation.”
Okowa
said that “providing affordable, quality and accessible healthcare should be a
foremost cardinal policy and programme of any government because national
developmental aspirations cannot succeed or be sustained unless adequate
attention is paid to the population’s health status.”
“In synergy with an efficient health financing
system, they ensure that quality health service becomes affordable and
accessible, with citizens becoming the ultimate beneficiaries.”
The
governor stressed the need for a clear national strategy that defines the
comprehensive vision of a healthcare system that creates value for both the
patient and the healthcare provider, and the processes required to achieve it.
He disclosed that the Executive Bill on Delta State Contributory Health Commission has been forwarded to the House of Assembly, with effort to ensure it is passed into law this year.
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