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Nicare Partners Niger Foods To Enroll Farmers

In a series of advocacy visits by the Executive Secretary, Niger State Contributory Health Agency NiCare to MDAs, geared towards increasing the number of enrollees, the Agency has concluded arrangements to sign an MoU with Niger Foods to enroll farmers into the Scheme. This was announced during an advocacy visit to the Niger Food Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited (Niger Foods) office in Minna, by the NiCare team led by the Executive Secretary. The Executive Secretary, Sulayman Abu-bakr, who expressed delight over the collaboration said it will provide health insurance for teeming farmers in the State and will also ease their out - of- pocket expenditures when the need for medical attention arises. He said the purpose for embarking on advocacy visits to sister Agencies like the Ministry for Primary Healthcare and Drug Management Agency (DMA), is because Primary Healthcare is in charge of facilities while the DMA, is responsible for drug supplies to such facilities. Hence it was imperative for a synergy with the Agencies because Nicare provides funds for enrollee services and therefore, it has to ensure they get the best services for them to remain under the Scheme, and to invite family and friends to join as well. Sulayman further stated that their visits have been extended to other Government Agencies including the Board of Internal Revenue, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Planning Commission, the National Identity Management Commission, and most recently, the Pilgrims Board. According to him, efforts put in place by the erstwhile Executive Secretary and Staff of the Agency towards placing the Agency at it's current standard is highly commendable adding that a Management Retreat will soon be organized in the coming weeks to further reposition the Agency to develop an agenda to be implemented in the next four years. Earlier on, the Executive Director, Niger Food Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited, Onyaole Patience Koku, disclosed that Niger Foods is making efforts to improve conditions of farmers especially in the area of mental health during financial and asset losses. She said during a meeting recently held with the Niger State Executive Governor, Farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago; he declared that his Government would strive to make farmers heroes as it used to be in the past which was in tune with their company's slogan "Make Farmers Great". Onyaole opined that Niger State has the largest land mass capable of providing more than five hundred thousand arable hectares of land with an immeasurable potential to boost food production, generate internal revenue, and create massive employment opportunities. She expressed optimism that the coalition between the Agency and her Company would yield positive results because it will give farmers who are mostly in the informal sector of the economy, a sense of belonging by providing them with the best healthcare services available.

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