BY JUMAI NWACHUKWU
TO further ensure transparency in their operations, the Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC) has introduced new measures to ensure compliance and improve the effectiveness of its health insurance scheme for enrollees with effect from January 2025.
This move was disclosed by the Director -General of the body, Dr Isaac Akpoveta, in Asaba, the State capital, during a high-level stakeholders meeting between the commission and its partners.
According to Dr. Akpoveta the new regulations were aimed at streamlining services, enhancing accountability, and improving the overall healthcare delivery system, across the State.
Dr. Akpoveta noted that the measures will include stricter verification processes for both new and existing enrollees to curb sharp practices and the abuse of the health scheme, while ensuring that only qualified individuals would be beneficiaries of the programmes in the commission.
“All Deltans are to note that every pregnant woman and child under 5 years, who are registered in the scheme, are to obtain a Health Card before antenatal or before the child falls sick, to enable them receive free treatment in any Government Hospital or Primary Healthcare Center of their choice”, he said
He stressed that these measures were being put in place to maintain the sustainability of the health insurance scheme, ensuring that it continued to meet the health needs of residents of Delta State efficiently.
