Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, on Friday, in Birnin Kebbi, flagged off the State Contributory Healthcare Scheme (KECHES).
He said the scheme will bolster accessibility to cheap healthcare services to the people of the state.
“Contributory Healthcare Scheme is also a great milestone and we will leave no stone unturned to ensure that it thrives successfully,” Bagudu added.
In a welcome address, the Comissioner for Health, Alhaji Ja’afaru Muhammad, said Kebbi State Healthcare Management Agency, KECHEMA, was established in May 2019 after passage of its bill by the House of Assembly and subsequent assent by the governor.
He explained that the objective of the scheme was to enthrone mutual assistance towards accessing quality healthcare with minimal cost by all communities.
On his part, Kebbi State coordinator of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Barrister Attahiru Gwandu, described the introduction of the scheme, KECHES, by the government as a great step forward in reducing expenses on health services by the people.
The Executive Secretary of KECHEMA, Muhammad Augie, pledged that the agency would work assiduously for optimal performance, and urged the people of the state to embrace its services.
