2000 ELDERLY PEOPLE BEGIN TO ENJOY FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS IJESA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSEMBLY FLAGS OFF HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

As part of efforts to improve health care challenges in Ijesaland and its environs, the Ijesa Community Development Assembly  has officially flag off a free health care service for elders and aged one in Ijesaland tagged "Ijesa health insurance scheme" under the Group, Individuals, Family Support Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) of the National Health Insurance Authority.Speaking at the event, the Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Asiwaju Yinka Fasuyi noted that the health insurance Programme was a vision conceptualized by the sons and daughters of Ijesaland to ensure free health scheme for the first batch of 2000 elders, while the remaining 1000 will be registered soon.

He also acknowledged that the survey carried by the Ijesa Community Development Assembly revealed that improvements must be made to better the healthcare system of the Ijesa people in standard with the principle of WHO, the first of its kind in Nigeria.

In his remark, the Director General of National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Kelechi Ohiri who was represented by South West Zonal Coordinator, Boore Emmanuel, lauded the leadership of ICDA for

imploring the insurance scheme and also emphasized on the importance of the insurance scheme.

Earlier, in his words, the Chief Medical Director of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, John Okeniyi, who was represented by Prof. Akinwumi Komolafe, noted that health is wealth, lauding the Ijesa leaders for embarking on such a milestone programme.

Present at the flag-off ceremony are Traditional rulers across Ijesaland, Ijesa High Chiefs, Ijesa leaders and Beneficiaries across Ijesaland.

However, there was presentation of a dummy Cheque worth 15 Million Naira to certified the mutual agreement between Ijesa Community Development Assembly and the National Health Insurance Authority