Abia Health Insurance Team visits ASHIA on Study tour

By Chisom Okafor 

Awka, October 12,2022 (MOI) The Managing Director, Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA), Dr Simeon Onyemaechi received a delegation from Abia State Health Insurance Agency led by Mr Ihemanma Chikaodi.

The Abia team, who came on a 3-day study tour of the State’s Health Insurance Agency, was welcomed by Dr Onyemaechi at the ASHIA office in Awka.  

Dr Onyemaechi used the opportunity to inform the visitors that not less than 11 states had visited ASHIA over the same subject-matter at which they could attest to the fact that ASHIA would always deliver.  

He urged them to feel at home while in the state pointing out that Anambra remained the safest state in the country.

Dr Onyemaechi while giving them the overview of ASHIA assured the team that ASHIA team would provide them with all the knowledge they would need, “before your visit in the state would have been over; I assure you that your team will be adequately equipped with all the knowledge you seek’’.
He encouraged them to have an open mind and feel free to ask any questions they had regarding the scheme, assuring, “the ASHIA team is more than capable of putting you through concerning our health insurance scheme’’.  

Dr Onyemaechi said that the state has recorded a tremendous success both in the formal and informal sector especially since ASHIA started implementation of the Adoption model.

He informed them that ASHIA also anchors a radio program every Monday at the radio stations which gives us the opportunity to have a direct communication with our enrollees and also get to hear and respond to their complaints immediately.

The leader of Abia team,Mr Ihemanma Chikaodi said that their state chose Anambra because of the towering successes that ASHIA had recorded in just about four years of its establishment.  

“We are here on a 3-day tour of your Agency; we chose Anambra because We know the level of achievements that the scheme has had since the past three years under the leadership of Dr Onyemaechi.  

“We are prepared to learn every step and decisions you have made in ICT, Finance, Administration and others. We shall be putting all these knowledge to good use in building a strong foundation for our State health insurance.’  
He appreciated Dr Onyemaechi for consenting to mentor them for the time they will be in the State and for taking the Anambra State Health Insurance to the level it is today.

The delegates from Abia State include the Head of Procurement, Mr Ihemanma Chikaodi, Head of Operations, Standard Quality Control, Angela Iheajulu, Head of ICT, Mr Daniel Onuoha.