The Oyo Condition Govt, on Thursday, formally introduced the enrolment of 10,000 plain faculty pupils into the situation’s healthcare insurance coverage scheme.
Flagging off the enrolment on the Ibadan Civic Centre, Idi-Ape, the situation Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, emphasized the federal government’s loyalty to making sure pupils have pitch minds for efficient finding out.
The initiative covers kids from 90 colleges throughout 18 native executive farmlands, with the deputy governor presenting Insurance coverage Scheme ID playing cards to the enrolled pupils.
“This scheme will ensure that our children have sound minds while they learn in conducive environments. This event is a collective effort in securing a brighter future for the state’s pupils,” Lawal said.
In her favor message, the of UNICEF Lagos Garden Place of business, Celine Lafoucriere, highlighted the utility of the Family Number one Faculty Pupils Fitness Insurance coverage Scheme in offering get admission to to inexpensive and feature healthcare.
“This initiative reinforces our collective commitment to universal health coverage, ensuring that no child faces financial obstacles to accessing healthcare,” she mentioned.
“Common fitness protection is greater than a healthcare objective—this is a social and financial necessity. When kids have get admission to to healthcare, they may be able to center of attention on schooling, develop into fertile adults, fracture the cycle of poverty, and give a contribution to the good fortune of the situation and Nigeria.
“This scheme exemplifies this via that specialize in population number one faculty kids, particularly in hard-to-reach farmlands. With 90 colleges already enrolled throughout 18 LGAs, our objective is to safeguard all 33 LGAs within the situation are coated, departure deny kid in the back of.
“UNICEF remains steadfast in supporting the government and communities towards universal health coverage.”
The Chairman of OYOSUBEB, Nureni Adeniran, counseled OYSHIA and confident the board’s loyalty to the graceful implementation and sustainability of the scheme.
“At OYOSUBEB, we operate on the principle of taking care of the pupils under our care as though they are ours,” Adeniran said.
Previous, the Government Secretary of OYSHIA, Olusola Akande, described the scheme as “a new door being opened,” that specialize in offering healthcare get admission to to ten,000 population number one faculty pupils within the preliminary segment.