Group Enrols 70 Children Into Anambra Health Insurance Scheme.

A coalition of Soludo Support Groups says it has enrolled 60 children from a destitute home, Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled, Old and Tramps (RECDOT), in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra state, into the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency’s (ASHIA’s) scheme.

Secretary of the coalition, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, revealed this, weekend, during the group’s visit to the home. He explained that the gesture was part of activities lined up for the 60th birthday anniversary of Anambra politician and former Central Bank of Nigeria governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, who turned 60 on July 28, 2020.

Omenugha said that the idea was to help the less privileged in the society, to have access to quality healthcare through the state’s health insurance scheme that would ensure quality care that would be affordable to enrollees.

“We, the coalition of Soludo Support Groups, paid for the premium of the 60 children from RECDOT on behalf of Prof. Soludo. We will also be making an endowment to critical sectors of the economy that Prof. Soludo is passionate about,” he explained.

He further informed that in support of the activities of the support groups, the executive secretary state health insurance scheme, Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi, also paid the premium of 10 more children, bringing it to a total of 70 children from home enrolled into the scheme.

Proprietress of RECDOT, Mrs Rosemary Odukwe, expressed gratitude to the organisation for the support, commended Prof. Soludo for remembering the poor children and wished him more fruitful years ahead.

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