Kogi state government has called on local government workers in the state to the advantage of the opportunity provided by the state health insurance plan to enroll their spouses and four biological children under the ages of eighteen to enjoy quality healthcare.
The Secretary to Kogi State government (SGS), Dr. Folashade Arike Ayo-Ade, made the call during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kogi state government and the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on health insurance plan for the local government workers in the state.
Dr. Folashade said the state health insurance plan has been effective at the federal and state level, maintaining that the health insurance plan is affordable and beneficial for all the residents of Kogi state.
The SGS applauded former governor Yahaya Adoza Bello for establishing the health insurance plan in the state and also thanked Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his resilience in sustaining the health insurance plan in the state.
Earlier, the Executive Secretary Kogi State Health insurance Agency, Dr Adekunle Aledare, applauded Ododo for his continued political and financial support for the Agency.
Dr. Aledare said it gladdens his heart that the state government is signing a MoU with the leadership of the state chapter of NULGE for the formal sector health insurance plan.
The executive secretary said the coverage of the local government workers on health insurance would go a long way in reducing catastrophic expenditure on health issues, adding that the formal sector plan will help the state in achieving universal Health Coverage by the year 2030.