Kwara State Government has enrolled additional 21,750 indigent residents in free health insurance package for the next one year.
This is in addition to the 29,000 Kwara residents sponsored through the Federal government-funded Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) which the state invested in.
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This now brings the total of beneficiaries of free healthcare in the state to 51,750 for 2022-2023.
At the official launch of the Phase II of health insurance enrollment in Ilorin, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said the administration has invested heavily in the procurement of new medical equipment and employment health personnel to boost the state’s capacity to deliver quality healthcare services
He said with the 21,750 indigents newly enrolled into the State free health insurance scheme, the administration is making another landmark achievement in the health sector.
The programme was organised by the Kwara State Health Insurance Agency (KWHIA) under Dr. Olubunmi Jettawo-Winter.
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