By Bunmi Agboola
The Oyo State Health Insurance Agency, OYSHIA has defended the recently implemented seven point five percent deduction for civil servants, describing it as a decisive step toward guaranteeing quality and sustainable healthcare coverage for workers across the state.
The Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency, OYSHIA, Dr. Olusola Akande stated this while receiving Executives of The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria, RATTAWU, Oyo State council, who were on a courtesy visit led by the Oyo State union’s chairman, Mr Kehinde Olayade, at the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan
Dr Akande explained that though the scheme was opposed by some civil servants, the adjustment according to him was necessary to ensure better health care and wider coverage of enrollees in all sector in the state.
He emphasized that the deduction was not designed to punish workers, but rather to protect them from “silent killer” diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, which continue to threaten the health and productivity of the workforce.
In his address, the chairman the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria, RATTAWU, Oyo, Mr Olayade appreciated OYSHIA for privatizing the healthcare of workers which he said aligned with the vision of the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde
However, the RATTAWU chairman appealed to the OYSHIA management to remain sensitive to the welfare and challenges of workers while implementing the new scheme, stressing that inclusiveness and fairness are essential for the policy to deliver maximum benefits to all civil servants in the state.
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