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RIVCHPP Exceeds Enrollment Target By NHIA…
The Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP) has exceeded the enrolment target for basic health care provision fund, set for it by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
Key Highlights
- Enrollment Milestone: The Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP) has surpassed the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) enrolment target set by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
- Announcement: RIVCHPP Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Vetty Agala, disclosed the achievement during a review meeting for state social health insurance agency leaders in Abuja.
- Healthcare Access Goal: The milestone reflects efforts to expand access to quality and affordable healthcare services through health insurance coverage.
- Government Commitment: Dr. Agala attributed the success to the Rivers State Government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery and insurance implementation.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: The achievement was supported by partnerships among government agencies, healthcare providers, development partners, and other stakeholders.
Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of RIVCHPP, Dr. Vetty Agala made the declaration during the review meeting for chief executive officers of state social health insurance agencies, which ended Friday in Abuja.
At the review meeting, stakeholders reviewed progress , exchanged experiences, and discussed strategies for expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare services through effective health insurance programmes.
Dr. Agala described the achievement as a testament of Rivers State government’s unwavering commitment to expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare implementation of health insurance programmes.
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According to the RIVCHPP executive secretary, the milestone was made possible through sustained collaboration among government agencies, healthcare providers, development partners, and other key stakeholders.
Dr. Agala, however, stressed the need for all states to be given equitable support by donors to expand vulnerable population coverage while assuring that RIVCHPP would consolidate on the gains already recorded by intensifying enrollment campaigns.
She also assured that the agency would continue to strengthen strategic partnerships to ensure that more Rivers residents benefit from its affordable and quality healthcare services.
The review meeting also deliberated on key issues aimed at strengthening health insurance implementation across the federation.
The quarterly review meeting was attended by chief executive officers and executive secretaries of state social health insurance agencies from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the leadership of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), as well as other stakeholders in the health insurance sector.
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