Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority concludes plans to enroll secondary school students into Health Insurance Scheme.
Written by News Room on December 6, 2021
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA), says it has concluded plans to enroll secondary school students into its health insurance scheme.
The authority’s Formal Sector Team Lead, Mr Abubakar Saidu, made this known on Saturday in Zaria, at the close of a two-day Biannual Review Meeting of Media Working Group, organised by the Save the Children International (SCI).
Saidu said the students would be enrolled under KADCHMA Secondary School Health Insurance Programme (S-SHIP), beginning with students in boarding schools.
He added that during holidays, the students that have been captured would visit the nearest Primary Health Care under the scheme to access services.
According to him, the medical fees being paid by the students will serve as the insurance premium, which would be paid to KADCHMA.
Earlier, the Chairman of the media working group, Mr Philip Yatai, had explained that the objective of the review meeting was to review successes and challenges of the group in the reportage of issues affecting children.
Advocacy and Campaign Coordinator, SCI Mr Farouk Abdulkadir said that meeting was supported under the Gates Advocacy Project and Expanding Social Protection for Inclusive Development Project (ESPID).
Seun Fakorede
