Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has so far approved N750 million for the payment of health insurance premiums for 100,000 vulnerable and indigent residents of the state, the First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has said.
Represented by the wife of the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Funmi Omotoso, the first lady said the government anchors its plan to promote the health of Lagosians on health insurance. She added that the government had invested heavily on health insurance since the inception of the present administration.
“Similar initiatives have also been launched including Maternal Infant Child Development and the Social Welfare Integrated Program Initiative . Most recently, Mr. Governor also launched an integrated social protection policy for the State government.