Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde
Reiterates commitment to accessible health services
Oyo State Health Insurance Agency, OYSHIA, has reiterated its commitment to the healthiness of its enrollees, adding that its yearly standard plus plan is N13,500.
Appealing to the public to disregard a now-deleted post on social media by a radio station, promoting its former standard healthcare plan of N8,000, the agency stated that it will not relent in its efforts at ensuring affordable and accessible health services to the public.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, said the Executive Secretary, Dr. Sola Akande, said in Ibadan that the agency appreciates the cordiality it has enjoyed with the media, urging them to uphold the tenets of journalism, in the execution of their duties.
He noted explained that the radio station, though out of good volition but without confirmation from OYSHIA, promoted one of its old adverts in collaboration with the United Nations International Emergency Fund (UNICEF) about five years ago at the inception of the scheme.
He said, “While the agency appreciates the media for its collaboration in giving our activities wider coverage, we implore journalists and media houses to uphold the ethics and tenets of the profession by confirming information from the right source, before publishing. This will avert pushing misleading content to the general public.
“We hereby state unequivocally that the former plan ceased to be in existence as the N8,000 standard plan has been replaced with the N13,500 standard plus plan”,
Akande added, “The agency is still committed to providing accessible and affordable health care services which will engender universal health coverage for all residents of Oyo State”.
