Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta said in Asaba on Wednesday that the State Government would introduce and make Health Insurance Scheme operational from January 2017.
He said that with a functional health insurance scheme, most Deltans would have access to affordable health care services.
The governor announced this when a medical team from Georgia State University, Atlanta, led by Isioma Okogba, President, Dr Isioma Okogba Foundation paid him a courtesy visit.
He urged Nigerians not to engage solely on merry making at Yuletide but should also use the period to assist the less privileged ones in the society.
“At Christmas, people should not only engage in merry making or relax with family members, it is a time to also reach out to the less privileged in the society”, he said.
He commended the team’s humanitarian service to the less privileged in the state.
“And what you are doing is a great service that only God will repay. It is my hope that God will enrich you through this programme.
“It prepares you to be better leaders, prepares your mind for the future and makes you know that life is not all rosy”, the governor said.
Earlier, Okogba said her foundation’s efforts to assist the less privileged in terms of healthcare delivery was in line with the government’s “SMART” agenda of providing healthcare to the less privileged, especially those in the rural communities.
