Anambra State Enhances Health Insurance for HIV, TB Patients

Anambra State held a second-quarter data validation meeting in Awka, involving Global Fund programme managers, monitoring and evaluation officers, implementing partners, and other stakeholders. The meeting aimed to reconcile data from Global Fund-supported health insurance activities and identify gaps to improve enrolment and access to healthcare services for people living with HIV and TB.

Dr Augustine Ezeka, Executive Secretary of ASHIA, praised stakeholders for their efforts and stressed the necessity of ensuring no eligible beneficiaries are excluded from health insurance coverage. Mrs Ogochukwu Mbonu, the Global Fund Focal Person, presented the action plan for the validation exercise, highlighting significant enrolment growth attributed to the National Identification Number (NIN) registration.

She urged stakeholders to enhance community awareness and sensitization to further improve health insurance access. Miss Assumpta Ejikeme, the Global Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, provided an overview of the health insurance programme's implementation for those requiring sustained HIV and TB-related healthcare.