Governor Hyacinth Alia has disclosed that over 6,273 most vulnerable persons from 15 Internally Displaced Persons’ Camps (IDP) across the state had been enrolled into the Benue State Health Insurance Scheme to enable them receive essential healthcare services.
Governor Alia who stated this when he received the UN delegation led by IOM Chief of Mission, Paola Pace and the Head of Office of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, (ECHO) Alexandre Castellano in Makurdi, lamented a situation where the renowned Food Basket of the Nation has been under sustained attacks and displacement crises in Nigeria’s North-Central region.
He said, “The displaced population of 1.5 million persons staying in 26 camps across the state are grappling with inadequate shelter, limited access to clean water and sanitation, insufficient healthcare services, and a lack of robust protection mechanisms.
“Such hardships experienced by the IDPs have precipitated detrimental…
Source: Leadership Newspaper