KWHIA Trains Staff on Health Insurance Administration, Digital Literacy, Health Insurance Marketing
The Kwara State Health Insurance Agency has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing staff skills and service delivery to meet the agency's core mandate.
The Executive Secretary Kwara Health Insurance agency Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter highlighted this commitment during a training program on health insurance administration, digital literacy, and health insurance marketing at the conference room of the agency GRA , Ilorin
Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter emphasized the need for participants to stay updated with digital trends, enhance their digital skills, and deepen their understanding of health insurance administration to ensure the efficient operation of health insurance servicesKwara residents.
The scribe also noted that any discovered talents would be nurtured to further boost the service delivery of Kwara Care for the overall benefit of the public. "Mediocrity reduces productivity levels and slows down the rate at which objectives are met.
Capacity building translates into gains in efficiencies
The Executive Secretary urged all participants to be attentive and apply what they learned in their daily tasks.
Dr. Osinachi O. Onyeoziri, a health financing specialist and facilitator from PharmAccess, guided the participants through the fundamentals of health insurance.
The health expert explained health insurance as the advanced financing of health expenditures through contributions, premiums, or taxes, pooled together to cover specific health services defined by a policy or plan.
Dr. Onyeoziri highlighted the key objectives of the training, which included strengthening participants' understanding of the basic concepts of health insurance and the operational design of KWHIA's Kwara Care scheme.
He also outlined the scheme's objectives as ensuring accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare for all residents of Kwara State.
Other goals included equitable distribution of healthcare costs across income groups and leveraging public and donor funding mechanisms to attract private sector investments in healthcare delivery.
He, therefore, listed some of the benefits packages under the scheme, such as treatment for common ailments, surgical services, childhood illnesses, and eye care. Adding that the scheme is opened to
all kwara residents
Mr. Okpe Bartholomew, an ICT consultant, commended the Executive Secretary's foresight and ranked KWHIA as one of the leading government agencies in terms of digital compliance in its daily operations.
Mr. Ben Uzo, a team member, took turns to train participants on the basics of internet facilities.
The sessions were divided into groups based on skill level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, ensuring that no participant lacked basic computer skills.
The training was well attended by key participants, including the Executive Secretary of KWHIA, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter, Head of ICT at KWHIA, Mr. Yusuf Azeez Shola and the entire KWHIA staff, PharmAccess representative Dr. Bukola Shittu, facilitators, and others.
Usman Adamu
PRO
KWHIA
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