The Lagos State Government has commenced a fresh enrolment drive to provide one-year free health insurance for vulnerable residents in Badagry Division, as part of efforts to expand access to healthcare under its mandatory ILERA EKO health insurance scheme.
The two-day EKO Social Health Alliance Community Storm, organised by the Lagos State Health Management Agency in collaboration with Health District V and the DIDE Foundation, was flagged off at Posukoh Ward in Badagry.
Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary of LASHMA, Emmanuella Zamba, said the state’s social health insurance scheme had become mandatory for all residents, irrespective of their socio-economic status.
She explained that beneficiaries of ILERA EKO would have access to consultations, treatment for common and chronic illnesses, maternal healthcare, emergency care, surgeries, pharmaceutical services and other essential healthcare services.
Zamba said the EKOSHA Community Storm was designed to take health insurance directly to vulnerable residents by enrolling
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