The Kaduna State Government has urged farmers in the state to embrace the ongoing health insurance scheme for their well-being.

The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) Head of Operations, Dr Juliana Dauda, made the call at a sensitisation and medical outreach programne at Tomato Jos Farm Settlement in Kaigimi, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday, May 12.

Dauda said it was important for farmers to key into the contributory health insurance programme to reduce the cost of treatment.

She said no fewer than 2,000 residents of the area would be attended to by a team of medical personnel from the authority during the exercise.

“Farmers are hardworking people, so good health should be of interest to them. This scheme is an opportunity for them” she said.

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Also speaking, the Head, Marketing and Business Development, KADCHMA, Ibrahim Mohammed-Alimi, described the cost of enrolling in the insurance scheme as “pocket friendly”.

Mohammed-Alimi stated that with N10,800, an individual could access quality healthcare services for a whole year.

“Services can be accessed at all the primary health care facilities and government-accredited private hospitals in the state.

“Those who will enroll are to choose their preferred service providers. It is an opportunity for our farmers to access quality healthcare services,” he said.

Speaking on behalf of the people, a Smallholder Programmme Administrator, Hannatu Irimiya, commended KADCHMA for the exercise and described the health insurance scheme as a good omen.

She said the programme would enroll 100 farmers in the contributory health insurance scheme as its pilot project, adding that the free medical outreach has filled the vacuum created by long absence of quality healthcare system in the area.

”This outreach has saved lives. It has also saved us money.

“We are very grateful for this kind gesture. It is well-intended and timely.

“You can see that our farmers came out in their numbers, it means that they are happy,” Irimiya said.

The Star