Kwara expands scope of health insurance, establishes regional office

KWARA State Health Insurance Agency (KW-HIA) on Tuesday inaugurated another regional office in Omu-aran, Irepodun Local Government Area, to improve the access of Kwara Southerners to affordable and quality healthcare services.

Located inside the General Hospital Omu-aran, the office is the 4th, after siting in Offa, Edu and Kaiama Local Government Areas of the State.

Speaking at the inauguration, Olufolake Abdulrazaq, the Kwara State

First Lady, said the newly opened regional office of the agency would relieve the affected people of the pain from traveling down to Ilorin to get enrolled under the scheme.

A statement by Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, Deputy Chief Press Secretary, quoted her as saying “the opening of the Kwara South Senatorial District Hub of the Kwara Health Insurance Agency at the General Hospital, Omu-aran will enhance the healthcare delivery system in the Senatorial District as our people will no longer have to travel a long distance to access cheap, effective and efficient healthcare services.”

Abdulrazaq, who spoke through Esther Olufolake Oyinloye, Wife of the TIC Chairman, Irepodun Local Government, enjoined the people of Omu-aran and its environs to avail themselves the opportunity of free healthcare to enrich their health status.

She applauded the Government for its promasses policies and programmes, including how it is taking bold steps to increase the beneficiaries of the health insurance programme.

Aminat Ahmed Elimam, Commissioner for health, in her goodwill message, noted that the event signified another crucial moment in the journey towards ensuring accessible and quality healthcare delivery for all Kwarans.

She said the KWHIA is bridging the gap in healthcare access, improving outcomes, and ensuring financial protection for the people, praising the Agency for expanding health insurance coverage across the three senatorial districts.