“Quality of care in our engaged health facilities is my priority” – E.S KSCHMA
The Executive Secretary Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency Dr. Rahila Aliyu Mukhtar reiterated Agency’s commitment in providing qualitative care to the enrollees of the scheme.
This is contained in a statement by Mohammad Nura Yusuf, information officer KSCHMA on Thursday.
Dr. Rahila stated this during a two-day workshop and engagement meeting between the management of KSCHMA and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) on health financing concepts and expansion strategies targeting vulnerable population in Kano State.
The workshop took place on 16th and 17th October at Babale Suits Nassarawa G.R.A in the state capital.
According to him, the objectives of the workshop is to sensitize the leadership and management of the Agency to understand health financing priorities and challenges to workout strategies to improve the Contributory Healthcare scheme in the State.
She added that, most of the problems faced by the enrolees in various health facilities such as poor attitude of health workers, poor sanitation and lack of drugs and consumables will no longer be tolerated and urged all stake holders to join hand to improve the system for the benefit of people of Kano.
She also called on the beneficiaries enrolled in the Basic Healthcare provision Funds, that access free medical care, to go to their various primary health centres for verification exercise currently going on till 23rd October for them to continue accessing the services.
Dr. Rahila also urged the PHCs in charges to be referring beneficiaries of Basic Healthcare Provision Funds (BHCPF) for secondary level of care to utilize the services and avoid wasting the funds provided for that purposes.
Papers were presented at the workshop includes : Kano state Contributory Healthcare Scheme: Overview, implementation, issues and way forward and Overview of Health Financing Concepts and CHAI Health Financing case studies among others by E.S KSCHMA and CHAI representatives.
