Ogun State House of Assembly through its Committee on Health has described the State health insurance scheme, as a laudable initiative that would help deliver qualitative and comprehensive health care service with ease to the people.

The Committee led by Hon. Wahab Haruna stated this during an advocacy meeting with a delegation from the State Health Insurance Agency (OGSHIA), led by its Executive Secretary Dr. Afolabi Dosunmu, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Hon. Haruna in company of his co-lawmakers noted that the scheme would assist a lot of people in the formal and informal sectors of the State economy to have access to health service.

In their remarks, the Minority Leader Lukman Adeleye, Honourables Adegoke Adeyanju, Babatunde Tella, Dickson Awolaja and Damilare Bello stressed the need to strengthen the scheme to achieve its purpose, noting that regardless of its challenges, the health insurance scheme was the way to go.

They promised that as the representatives of the people, they were ready to be the ambassadors of the scheme, promising to adopt the scheme as part of their constituency intervention programmes.

Earlier in his presentation, Dr. Afolabi Dosunmu stated that the State Health Insurance Scheme came into existence in 2018 with a mandate to provide affordable and quality healthcare delivery to all residents of the State.

He emphasized the scheme’s potential to ensure that all residents of the State, regardless of their financial status, have access to comprehensive healthcare services at the various accredited centers.