Friday, February 08, 2019 02.30PM / Bukola Akinyele for Proshare WebTV
The Lagos State Government has stated
plans to achieve 10% penetration of its recently launched Health
Insurance Scheme in the first year.
The Commissioner of Health in Lagos State
Dr. Jide Idris stated this at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
consultative forum on Health Insurance Scheme.
Dr Idris who
was the keynote speaker at the event said the healthcare sector in Nigeria is poorly funded, whether at the federal,
state or the local government.
He believed through
advocacy, stakeholder engagement and increased awareness the LHIS target
penetration can be achieved in the first year of its launch.
For the first year 10%
of the population is being targeted which Idris considered not over ambitious;
at the end of the first year more people are expected to be enrolled.
In terms of health
expenditure to GDP, he said the Federal government investment is 2% , while
that of Lagos is 1% which are both very low.
According to him “For
Lagos State, which is driven by private sector, with an increasing
population; 60% of the populace get their healthcare service from the
private-sector medical services.
Speaking further he
noted that the federal government has been operating the National Health
Insurance Scheme for over 10 years, which is the key to development.
The Commissioner said
the key objective of the LSHS is to increase access to healthcare and
particularly quality service which will be affordable and accessible.
Giving further insight
into the scheme he said “The law states that every resident of Lagos state must
enroll for this scheme, with an agency which is called LASHMA that is
responsible for overseeing and implementing the scheme. The State is to create
policies and the agencies to implement those policies”.
The LHIS according to
him will give top priority to maternal and child healthcare service.
In the area of gaining
the confidence of the populace, the Commissioner was of the view that quality
healthcare service from the public and private hospitals was vital.
In his opening remarks the Chairman of the Medical, Pharmaceutical and Allied Service Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr Adekunle Megbuwawon said the LHIS forum was an opportunity for stakeholders, to gain insight on the health insurance scheme and the various roles to be played, which include;
He said “The Lagos
Chamber of Commerce serves as an advocacy group to talk to government and
people, to promote policies that will improve people’s lives. We
also push and assess areas where there are gaps in government policy”.
About
the Lagos State Health Scheme
The Lagos
State Health Scheme is a compulsory health insurance program established by the
enabling law of Lagos State, to ensure all residents of Lagos state have access
to affordable and qualitative healthcare.
LSHS is for
all residents of Lagos State registered with LASRAA
Enrolment is
per family of Six (Father, Mother and Four Children) while Single/Unit
enrolment is also accommodated.
In terms of Premiums the figures are as follows;
For
healthcare delivery the Primary Healthcare centre is the first point of call
for all enrolees and serves as a gateway for referrals.
Benefits of the Lagos State Health Scheme
Monitoring,
Service Delivery and Regulation
The Lagos
State governments has noted that the Lagos State Health Management Agency
(LASHMA) and Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) will
ensure provision of qualitative services and value for money spent in all
facilities.
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