By Pat Gbemudu
ASABA/Nigeria: In furtherance of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Opportunities for all component of the MORE Agenda, over 295 persons living with disability have been registered into the Delta State Contributory Health Scheme through the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiative, courtesy of the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta.
Drawn from the 25 local governments areas of the state, the beneficiaries can now receive healthcare for the next one year, for free.
The registration, which took place at the commission’s headquarters in Asaba, saw the commission’s ICT team capturing the bio data of people living with disabilities, under a relaxed atmosphere, after which they were presented with their health insurance cards on the spot—a guarantee to access care in any health facility of their choice.
The gesture is in fulfillment of the promise of Dr. Isaac Akpoveta to the executives of the Joint National Association of People Living with Disability, during their courtesy visit to the commission, where he committed to sponsoring the registration of 250 of their members into the scheme—a gesture supported by some Directors in the Commission, who then pledged to sponsor more people with disabilities, increasing the number of beneficiaries to 295.
The Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons Living with Disabilities, Comrade Ernest Igbuzo, recalled how the state Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, had promised during his election campaign that he would include people living with disabilities in his government.
He noted that since Governor Oborevwori assumed office, they have benefitted from initiatives executed by different government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state.
