Yobe Sponsors Enrollment Of 100 Vulnerable People In Healthcare Scheme

The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has sponsored the enrollment of 100 poor and vulnerable people under the ‘Expanded Healthcare Services Scheme’ in the state.

This was disclosed by Dr Lawan Gana, the Commissioner of Health at the inauguration of the exercise on Monday in Damaturu.

“Some two weeks back, Buni launched the Yobe State Expanded Healthcare Services Scheme

“Then, he made a commitment to personally support the enrollment of 100 poor and vulnerable populations. 

“Today, in fulfilment of that pledge, we are kick-starting Buni’s personal sponsorship,” Gana said.

According to him, the scheme targeted all vulnerabilities such as disability, poverty, pregnant women, children older than five and sickle cell disease patients, among others.

"In order to achieve universal health coverage, the government could not do that alone.

“There is a need for the affluent, philanthropists and organisations to support the government by emulating Buni’s gesture,” he said.

Also commenting, the Executive Secretary, Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YOCHMA), Dr Babagana Tijjani, said the agency was determined to ensure that all the programmes under the agency commence soon.

“We have the formal sector programme, which civil servants of state and local government are currently benefiting from.

“While other parts of the population benefit from the informal part of the programme,” he said

He, however, urged all Yobe indigenes to participate in the programme in order to achieve universal healthcare coverage.