The Abia State Health Insurance Agency (ABSHIA) and Biosec Solutions Limited have entered into partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to issue National Identification Numbers (NIN) to poor and vulnerable individuals in the state.
Biosec Solutions is a licensed NIMC enrolment partner, facilitating the issuance of NIN nationwide.
The Managing Director of Biosec Solutions, Dr Agu Osoka, said the partnership was one of the initiatives of the minister of health to ensure an effective and efficient provision of basic healthcare for the poor and vulnerable in the society.
In a statement made available to Blueprint Wednesday, signed by the head of media and publicity of Biosec Solutions, Adanma Onyema, Osoka commended the Abia state government for using identity management and e-governance to play a vital role in the socio-economic development of the state.
Also, the Executive secretary of ABSHIA, Dr Chidi Ubani-Ukoma, said Abians will be provided with NIN and also enrolled into the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, adding that 47,000 individual are expected to be enrolled within a two month period.
He said: “The poorest of the poor are our target population in this partnership. We will solve two key challenges by providing these poor and vulnerable Abians with National Identity Number, while enrolling them into the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). They will be entitled to free health services up to secondary level of care.
“I am very grateful to my Governor, who is passion driven on the welfare of Abians and he has contributed immensely to the success of Abia health insurance agency and BHCPF in Abia State. My commissioner is also very supportive of this partnership.
“My gratitude also goes to the Minister of Health, who leads this progressive program through the National Oversight committee of BHCPF. Thanks to the entire National Health Insurance Scheme, led by the ES/CEO, Prof M. N. Sambo. I am certain that we will deliver our mandate with Biosec.”
