Oyo to boost healthcare with N50bn endowment fund

By Gabriel Olawale

ibadan—The Oyo State government has concluded plans to take the healthcare delivery in the state to next level with N50 billion Healthcare Endowment Fund initiative aimed at ensuring access to quality healthcare in the state.

Disclosing this to Vanguard, Consultant to Oyo State Healthcare Endowment Fund, Dr Bola Olaosebikan said that considering the economic challenges in the country and the fact that healthcare delivery requires a substantial amount of money, informed the state government’s decision to raise N50 billion through the support of individuals, local and international organisations to bridge the gap.

He said: “Governor  Abiola Ajimobi has identified the need to improve hospital infrastructure in the state and he didn’t want to increase the fee of accessing healthcare hence the idea of the Healthcare Endowment Fund which will be launched in July this year.”

Olaosebikan said that such novel idea which is the first of its kind in Nigeria will be coordinated by credible Nigerians and it is designed in such a way that it will be sustained beyond Ajimobi administration.

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