Tuesday, November 19, 2024 -The Abia State Government has announced it has approved a health insurance scheme for civil servants in the state.
Otti said the approval is to enable the civil servants enjoy quality
medical services from service providers.
The government also said it paid N500 million counterpart funds.
The State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on
Monday evening while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s
executive council meeting, presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Kanu, who said that the insurance scheme is for all civil servants,
noted that they are supposed to pay 5% from their basic salaries, but Governor
Otti has approved 2.5% payment for them for the first three months.
The commissioner informed that the state government has approved the
comprehensive upgrade and remodelling of Abia State University Teaching
Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, adding that the Abia State Specialist Hospital has
regained its Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria’s accreditation status for
the training of medical interns.
According to him, with the accreditation, the training quota of the
institution was increased from 24 to 36.
Also, the Commissioner for Health, Professor Enoch Ogbonnaya, said that
having commenced the contribution, employees of the Abia State Government would
start accessing the services in three months’ time.
Ogbonnaya pointed out that employees of the government are entitled to four dependents in addition to their spouses, adding that modalities are underway to accommodate persons in the informal sector in the scheme.
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