The Kogi State government says it has enrolled 167,000 people in its health insurance scheme to achieve universal health coverage in the state.
The Executive Secretary of the Kogi State Health Insurance Agency, Adekunle Aledare, revealed this on Monday in Lokoja shortly after defending the agency’s 2025 budget.
He added that the agency plans to enroll an additional 150,000 people in the health insurance plan in 2025.
According to him, “we are mandated to ensure that all residents of Kogi State have access to good and quality healthcare services without suffering financial hardship in seeking such services.”
He tasked Kogites with adopting health insurance, adding that it remains the best way to achieve universal health coverage.
“With health insurance, people's health is assured. We are prepared to ensure that the people of Kogi State have access to good health services without suffering financial hardship. No one deserves to be pushed into extreme poverty after an episode of paying hospital bills.
“We do not expect people to become poorer as a result of paying for health services. That is why they need a prepayment mechanism that is health insurance to provide them with financial protection and give them mental and financial peace of mind so that they can have quality of life,” he stated.
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