The Jigawa State Government has announced the commencement of the enrolment of 400 political appointees into the state health insurance scheme.
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Dutse by Mr Ismaila Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
Ibrahim stated that the SSG, Mr Bala Ibrahim-Mamsa, officially launched the enrolment of the appointees into the Jigawa State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (JICHMA) in his office.
According to the PRO, Ibrahim-Mamsa emphasised that the initiative would strengthen the scheme and enhance universal health coverage for all citizens of the state.
The SSG noted that the State Executive Council had approved the inclusion of all political office holders in the scheme, adding that the law establishing JICHMA had been amended to facilitate the process.
He urged all political appointees in the state to enrol within the designated timeframe.
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The SSG and the Chief of Staff to Governor Umar Namadi, Mujitaba Muhammad, were the first to enrol, setting the stage for the exercise.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Kabiru Ibrahim, stated that the programme would also provide essential healthcare services to the vulnerable population of the state.
Ibrahim noted that JICHMA had already enrolled 500 vulnerable persons from each of the 287 wards across the state into the scheme.
He added that the beneficiaries were digitally selected at the ward level, with their profiles stored in a central database.
Also speaking, the Executive Secretary of the agency, Pharm. Hamza Maigari, assured that all arrangements for the enrolment of political appointees had been concluded.
Maigari, however, appealed to the SSG to ensure the full participation of all appointees in the exercise.
He said the enrolment would take place across all 27 local government areas of the state.
