…. Harps on the Principles of Collective Responsibility
By Onomiguren Agbamu
295 Persons Living With Disability have been registered into the Delta State Contributory Health Scheme through the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative, courtesy of the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta.
Drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state, they can now receive healthcare for the next one year, for free.
The registration, which took place at the commission’s headquarters in Asaba, saw the commission’s ICT team capture the data, from the people with disabilities, under a relaxed atmosphere, after which they were presented with their health insurance cards on the spot—a guarantee to access care in any health facility of their choice.
The gesture is in fulfillment of the promise of Dr. Isaac Akpoveta to the executives of the Joint National Association of People Living With Disability, during their courtesy visit to the commission, where he committed to sponsoring the registration of 250 of their members into the scheme—a gesture supported by some Directors in the Commission, who then pledged to sponsor more people with disabilities, increasing the number of beneficiaries to 295.
The Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons Living With Disabilities, Comrade Ernest Igbuzo, recalled how the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, had promised during his election campaign that he would include people living with disabilities in his government. He noted that since Governor Oborevwori assumed office, they have benefitted from initiatives executed by different government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state.
Comrade Igbuzo thanked Dr. Akpoveta for the gesture, saying that it is a worthy initiative that would go a long way in boosting the health of their members, who most times are burdened with health issues which they most times can’t afford to pay the bill for.
The Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative, the avenue in which the people of disabilities were registered into the scheme, is aimed at ensuring that indigent and vulnerable residents of the different communities across the state can access healthcare in line with the MORE agenda of the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori administration.
It should also be recalled that Dr. Isaac Akpoveta and his family had solely purchased health insurance for 1,000 members of his community in Ofuoma and the surrounding areas in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
