KADUNA TO EXPAND INFORMAL COVERAGE, TACKLE MATERNAL MORTALITY.

The Kaduna State Government is collaborating with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to expand health insurance coverage for the informal sector, in a bid to enroll millions of citizens into the Kaduna Contributory Health Management Agency (KADCHMA) to reduce maternal and infant mortality.

The Commissioner for Health, Umma Ahmed, who was represented at a three-day dissemination meeting in Zaria on Wednesday by the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics, Joseph Sunday. 

She revealed that the state faces poor maternal, infant, and neonatal health indices despite substantial investments in healthcare. 

Also speaking at the meeting which brought together key community stakeholders to bridge the information gap and scale up enrolment in the health insurance scheme, the Director-General of the agency, Abubakar Hassan, acknowledged the slow adoption of the programme by the informal sector due to lack of awareness and poor communication.

He added that the partnership is expected to significantly improve healthcare outcomes in the state.