Lagos launches Ilera Eko diaspora insurance scheme
Posted by Ahmed Iyanda | 2 years ago | 772 times
Lagos Health Management Agency(LASHMA), recently unveiled a new social health insurance plan, under the state's mandatory Health Scheme, tagged ‘Ilera Eko Diaspora Health plan’, to ensure enhanced global healthcare of the state.
Speaking at the launch and unveiling of the new plan in Lagos, the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, explained that the new plan provides a window of opportunity to Nigerians living abroad and desirous of providing and sponsoring health insurance coverage for their loved ones resident in Lagos State.
The new development is geared towards increasing access to qualitative and efficient health service delivery as well as further pushing the drive towards attaining universal health coverage in the state.
The Commissioner said: “The launch of the new Ilera Eko Diaspora Health Plan is the first of its kind in Nigeria and is expected to deepen and widen access to affordable and quality care through a new gateway of opportunities for Nigerians dependent on relatives living in the Diaspora for their health expenditure.
According to him, the launch of the product is another milestone achievement by LASHMA, Ministry of Health and the State Government, noting that the new plan marks an era of globalization in the operation of social health insurance space in Nigeria which will enable resident get affordable access to sustainable health care service delivery and go a long way in the achieving the health and environment mandate of the THEMES agenda of the present administration.
"The launch of the new Diaspora Health Plan is apt and supports the Health and environment mandate of the present administration. Lagos State Government continues to support and encourage LASHMA in the delivery of the dividend of democracy, improve lives and prevent catastrophic health spendings for Lagos residents, Abayomi added.”
