Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC) has continued to intensify it’s effort in sensitizing Deltans on the new policy guidelines of the health insurance scheme towards improved service delivery in the State.
Director General of the Health Commission, Dr Isaac Akpoveta during an interactive stakeholders session with Civil Servants from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs in Asaba stressed on the need for participants to key into the policy so as to enforce accountability, and protect enrollees under the state’s health insurance scheme.
Dr. Akpoveta, described the forum as part of a renewed sensitisation initiative aligned with the state’s MORE Agenda aimed ensuring all critical stakeholders, especially within the formal sector, are fully informed about recent reforms and their rights under the scheme.
The DG explained that the meeting was not only to share information but to build the capacity of enrollees, enlighten them on their rights and detect misconduct by service providers.
Dr Akpoveta who highlighted some of the new initiatives to include; the deployment of Service Quality Monitors to hospitals, tasked with ensuring civil servants receive prompt and respectful treatment, the introduction of pharmacy monitors, positioned to confirm that prescriptions written by doctors are properly dispensed and not diverted or compromised.
In an interview, the Director General of the Commission, Dr. Isaac Akpoveta, stressed that the forum is part of the statewide sensitization campaign aligned with the MORE Agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
“We are re-sensitizing the entire system; from doctors and nurses to field officers and accountants. Everyone must understand the new rules and their role in safeguarding civil servants’ access to quality healthcare,” Dr. Akpoveta said.
He described civil servants as critical stakeholders whose welfare must be protected, stressing that regular updates and direct engagement are necessary to strengthen trust and transparency.
“Today’s session was about informing civil servants on how the scheme has been redirected to better protect their interests,” the DG noted.
“We want them to know their rights, demand their rights, and be confident that the Commission is working for them.”
