The governor gave the assurance during a meeting with the Chairman, Committee for the Establishment of Edo State Health Insurance Scheme, at the Government House in Benin City.
While commending members of the committee for a job well done, Obaseki said an Equity Trust Fund would be set up to raise funds that will take care of the health needs of vulnerable persons under the State Health Insurance Scheme. The governor said people with the right competence and skills would be selected to ensure the implementation of the Health Insurance Scheme in the state, noting “We are going to search all over the world to get the right people to implement this scheme because of the importance we place on health insurance.”
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