The Oyo State Government on Monday began the sensitization of public and civil servants in the state on the benefits and advantages of the newly introduced N650 monthly health insurance scheme.
It also disclosed that pregnant women and children under the ages of five are exempted from paying the stipulated amount.
The sensitization started with the engagement of senior civil servants led by the Head of Service and was followed by a meeting with the staff of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism
In his address, the Executive Secretary of OYHIS, Sola Akande, said that the scheme which will reduce mortality rate among residents of the state as well as give them access to basic health care delivery through easily affordable monetary commitment of N650 naira per month and N7800 per year.
Akande however appealed to civil servants and the general public to believe in the scheme by buying into it as well as supporting it.
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