The Kwara State Community Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) has been nominated by Pharm
Access Foundation, Netherlands, for the 2016 Financial Times/IFC Transformational Business Award.
The scheme was nominated under the achievement in Sustainable Development: Maternal and Infant Health category of the awards.
This was contained in a letter to the state government, which was signed by the Director of Advocacy and Programme Development of Pharm Access Foundation, Dr. Kofi Boahene.
According to him, the Kwara Health Insurance Programme was selected for the prestigious business award after a rigorous review of different programmes that have had transformational impact on the people. He further noted that the award is a remarkable testimony of the impact of the health scheme on the people of Kwara State as well as a motivation for the efforts of the state government towards finding a long-term financing solution for the programme.
The awards ceremony, according to Dr. Boahene, will hold on June 9, 2016 in London.
While reacting, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed expressed delight over the nomination of the state health insurance programme for the awards, and assured that his government will not relent in its efforts to make quality healthcare accessible to the people of the State, especially in the rural areas.
By: Abdullahi Olesin
Leadership News
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