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The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has urged healthcare service providers to ensure prompt health actions for patients under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme, FHIS.
Mandate Secretary of the Health and Human Service Secretariat of the FCTA, Dr. Abubakar Tafida, who made the call at a capacity building workshop on the goals of FHIS and Health reportage, emphasised on the need to boost citizen’s confidence in the health insurance system.
He said leadership is primarily a necessity to achieve the pillars of health care financing by taking into account strategies that will increase enrollment into the FCT health insurance scheme.
Tafida further explained that the channels needed to take the message of health insurance to residents of Abuja should be prioritise so as to meet the objectives of the Universal Health Coverage, UHC, and reduce out of pocket expenditure which has been a major constraint for those living in under-served communities of Abuja.
He said the FCT Administration will continue to ensure resource management for improve living standards.
Also at the event, Director of the FHIS, Dr. Ahmed Danfulani, who spoke on the overview of Universal Health Coverage, stated that access to healthcare should not be based on the availability of funding.
He emphasized on the need for everyone to key into the scheme with a small amount, adding that healthcare services must be made available to all on equity basis, without subjecting one to danger.
“Part of the benefits of UHC is increase in life expectancy, reduction in mortality and morbidity rate, increase in total revenue and predictability of revenue for healthcare businesses, hospitals and pharmacies.
“There are also economic benefits of UHC such as increase in productivity, creation of business opportunities, reduction in unemployment and others,” he said.
The FHIS Deputy Director, Operations, Dr. Amina Zakari, said that the agency was determined to achieve UHC in the FCT through the FHIS.
However, she urged residents to access any hospital of their choice, noting that FHIS was present in almost all the hospitals in the FCT, and that what is required is just N13,500 annual payments for all accommodated services of the scheme.
The Executive Director, International Society for Media in Public Health Mrs. Moji Makanjuola, while speaking on the topic, ‘Principles of Effective, Journalism, communication/Engagement for Health/Life, called on journalists to be alive to their responsibility of informing, educating and entertaining the public.
She added that the media has a role to play in encouraging people to buy into the health insurance scheme, noting that no one is immune to sickness, disease or death.
No going back on crushing of impounded motorcycles – DRTS
The Federal Capital Territory Administration said there is no going back on its impound and crush campaign, until it achieves zero activities of commercial motorcycles within the Federal Capital City.
Director, FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services, DRTS, Abdulateef Bello, made the commitment when he led a team in crushing over 250 motorcycles that were recently seized for various traffic offences in the FCC.
The DRT boss urged those investing in motorcycle to have a rethink as the administration is bent on stamping out the activities of commercial motor cycles in city centre.
“We will advise those that are still investing in this type of business to have a rethink because this is an exercise that would not stop until we achieve zero level of commercial motor cycles in FCC.
“This exercise covers Lugbe, part of Apo and Galadimawa. As of last week we were in Lugbe and Durumi and we will continue until we achieve our aim of not having any commercial motor cycles in FCC.
“We are crushing over 250 motor cycles but more are still coming in for crushing activities.
“We are not completely against commercial motor cycles because they cover the last mile but they are supposed to operate within the suburb not within the FCC. But now the infraction is quite high, facilitating criminalities and riding against traffic.”
Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, reiterated the commitment of the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, in working till the last day in office and leaving a legacy of a clean and beautiful city behind.
“The DRTS has shown commitment here today, that the work will continue even when the minister is gone. The other departments as well as security agencies, are all keen in carrying out the enforcement so those who thought the elections are over and that the country is in transition and that everyone will sleep and not keep the city clean for the incoming government they have lost the script.”
He also urged those investing in motorcycle to stop or continue to waste their funds.
“If you are doing this kind of business, there are other areas you can take your business to in the suburbs and neighbouring districts. But Airport road, Kubwa axis, those areas are not allowed so take your business somewhere else, if you are in those areas the DRTS will come and seize your motorcycle and crush it, he warned.
Peter Olumiji, Secretary Command and Control unit, lamented the security criminal activities of motorcyclists in FCC, “Most of time some of the motor cycles are used as getaway when a crime is committed. There have been complaints in Kubwa, Galadimawa, Durumi about the unwholesome activities of these motorcyclists in their areas, that is why we are clamping down on them”, he said.
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