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DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT TO EMPOWER 250 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITH  HEALTH  SCHEME

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BY JAMES IGBINOSA No fewer than 250 persons with disability drawn from the 25 local Government Areas of Delta State have benefited from the State contributory Health Insurance scheme. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the State Contributory Health Commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, made the disclosure yesterday when he received on Courtesy visit, the Joint National Association of Persons With Disability at the Commission headquarters in Asaba. Dr. Akpoveta said that the beneficiaries comprised 10 Persons With Disability drawn from each of the 25 Local Government areas. According to him, their Health Insurance was paid for to enable them receive quality healthcare services and be protected from financial hazards of high cost of medical care. Dr. Akpoveta said through initiatives like the Indigent Enrollee Adoption Initiatives, Artisans Enrollee Inducement Initiatives and the Delta State Health Insurance Commission strived to break down barriers and create a more inclusive healthcare system that caters to the diverse needs of the people. While acknowledging the unique challenges faced by Persons With Disabilities including, social stigma, discrimination, and limited access to essential services, he said It is the collective responsibility of citizens to challenge such barriers and create an inclusive society that respects and values the contributions of every citizen. Earlier, the leader of the delegation and Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons With Disability Comrade Ernest Igbozor had appealed to the Commission to provide a soft landing for their members to enable them received healthcare without any form of hitches.

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WHO: DELTA STATE GOVT. URGE TO LOOK INTO INCREASING CASE ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

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JAMES IGBINOSA World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday called on Delta State government and other stakeholders in the health sector to address the increasing cases of adolescent pregnancy among the girl child to reduce the trend in the State. Speaking at one day programme of the Delivery Innovation in Self Care 1.0, State Level Projects Dessimination in collaboration with Society for family Health held in Asaba, WHO State coordinator, Dr. Faith Ireye said the adolescent pregnancy within 14 and 19 age bracket in the State is worrisome. Dr. Ireye stated that the area of adolescent pregnancy has to be taken care of because currently four percent of pregnancy that we have in the State now are adolescent people. She said there was need to ensure that more women get information about the family planning, saying this is the time for government to take decision, by way of educating the girl child in order to reduce the adolescent pregnancy to the barest minimum. According to her, “if they have information, and well guarded with the information at their disposal, it will be possible to crash it below four percent self care”. The state commissioner for health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme said the State would “remain steadfast in our commitment to structures built by the state which were supported wholeheartedly by the DISC project, leveraging its successes and insights to inform future interventions and initiatives” Onojaeme, who spoke through the permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Philomena Okeowo, hinted that the State is concerned about equitable access to Reproductive health services, with particular emphasis to self care by ensuring that every individual can exercise their Reproductive rights and live healthy, and fulfilling lives. He applauded the Society for Family Health, healthcare providers, community leaders, and all stakeholders for contributing to the Success of the DISC project in the State

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