Health Insurance Agency Targets 200,000 Residents In 1 Year

The Akwa Ibom State Well being Insurance coverage Company (AKSHIA) has been named the Quickest Rising Company in Well being Care Protection for 2025 by the Institute of Well being Insurance coverage and Managed Care, in recognition of its fast strides in direction of reaching Common Well being Protection (UHC) within the nation

The award was offered at a ceremony held on Tuesday in Abuja, the place well being sector leaders and stakeholders gathered to have a good time excellent contributions to the expansion of medical insurance throughout the nation.

Chairman of the Institute, Dr. Hope Uweja, praised the position of state-run medical insurance schemes within the nation’s journey in direction of UHC. “If there may be one side of our medical insurance ecosystem that I notably respect, it’s the institution of the State Well being Insurance coverage Schemes. These schemes are enjoying a big position in paving the best way in direction of reaching UHC in Nigeria,” he stated.

Receiving the award on behalf of the company, AKSHIA’s Govt Secretary, Dr. Arthur Igbemi, described the popularity as a testomony to the company’s dedication to increasing entry to inexpensive healthcare in Akwa Ibom State.

He famous that the state’s flagship programme, ARISECare, has enrolled over 47,000 residents since its launch in September 2024 and is on monitor to achieve 200,000 folks, together with civil servants and their dependents earlier than the top of 2025.

“This achievement wouldn’t have been attainable with out the Governor’s imaginative and prescient. He’s dedicated to preserving rural communities wholesome, enabling them to stay near residence, farm, and generate revenue, Dr. Igbemi stated,

Igbemi additionally highlighted main well being infrastructure initiatives underway within the state, equivalent to a brand new Medical Metropolis, Emergency Providers Unit, and a mannequin Main Healthcare Centre a few of which have already been commissioned by Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Well being, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate.

Additionally talking on the occasion, Chairman of the AKSHIA Governing Board, Dr. Edikan Ekwere, expressed elation on the nationwide recognition. “It’s no small feat for us to obtain this award simply six months after launching our programme,” he stated. “That is a type of authorities interventions that really transcends each material of Akwa Ibom society.”

Equally, Everlasting Secretary of the Akwa Ibom Liaison Workplace in Abuja, Mr. Aniekan Akpan, lauded the Governor’s proactive management and dedication to the well being sector.