As part of efforts to achieve universal healthcare coverage in the state, Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has partnered with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) to expand the coverage of the state health insurance scheme, known as Ilera Eko. Permanent secretary of LASHMA, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba disclosed this during a joint media briefing with LASRRA at the Folarin Coker Staff Clinic in Alausa, Ikeja.
Zamba explained that the partnership aims to ensure that more residents are enrolled in the Ilera Eko health insurance scheme, saying anyone who registers with LASRRA will be automatically captured in the Ilera Eko Health Scheme. “Our partnership with LASRRA marks the beginning of another journey. We expect this collaboration to increase awareness, registration, and utilisation of healthcare services covered by ILERA EKO.
We have trained LASRRA staff and will continue to do so to achieve our desired goals”, Zamba said. The permanent secretary further emphasised that the partnership is a significant step toward providing a wide range of healthcare services to residents, aligning with the health and environment mandate of the THEMES Plus agenda of the current administration. She listed LASHMA’s three arms as the Ilera Eko Social Health Insurance Scheme; the Regulations arm responsible for ensuring that residents in both formal and informal sectors enrol in the scheme, and the EKO Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA), a resource mobilisation arm cate.