Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to improving healthcare delivery with the rollout of a National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) programme expected to provide health insurance coverage for about 4,000 residents of the Ovia Federal Constituency, comprising Ovia South-West and Ovia North-East Local Government Areas.
In a statement endorsed by Friday Aghedo, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, and made available to newsmen in Benin on Thursday, it was stated that the initiative, facilitated by Idahosa during his tenure as the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, had already enrolled more than 2,000 beneficiaries, while another batch is expected to bring the total number to 4,000.
The NHIA cards were presented to the Deputy Governor and the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Omosede Gabriella Igbinedion, by the Edo State Coordinator of NHIA, Dr.
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