By Mohammed Suleiman, Dutse
Over 222,000 people were enrolled into formal sector of Health Insurance Scheme, while 281 health facilities were accredited as service providers across the state.
This is just as the State Contributory Health Insurance Management Agency (JICHIMA) threatened to sanction any selected facility service provider that fails to provide quality services to the registered people.
The executive Secretary of JICHIMA Phm Hamza Kakuri issued the warning while fielding questions from newsmen on the services they are providing in the state.
” We are paying these accredited facilities their capitation on 25th of every month against next month that means the services are pre-paid, so there is no reason what so ever not to provide the services they were paid for”
” It is not privilege, it’s right to the people to be given the services they have paid for, but we recieved series of report on how some facilities are given half baked services to their client’s”
” It is the responsibilities of health facilities to go and source any drug they prescribed to the clients, therefore henceforth any facility that failed in providing adequate service will be sanctioned, including withholding its ‘monthly capitation” Phm. Nura declared.
He however revealed that, in the non-formal sector under Basic Primary Healthcare Provision Fund ( BHCF) a total of 91,840 less privileged people were enrolled, with 320 person from each of political wards in the state.
The Executive Secretary however acknowledged some of the gaps and observation raised by Jigawa Maternal Accountability Forum ( JiMAF) with regard to enrolment into the non formal sector of the Insurance Scheme, which he promised to do more in addressing the issue.
” To us JiMAF is a critical partner, we want them to enlighten the public to go and access the Insurance Services, and also remain at the forefront in supporting us to promote accountability and quality service in the Scheme” the ES stated.