About OGSHIA
Our Agency
About OGSHIA
The Ogun State Health Insurance Agency was created on 27th of May, 2019 after the successful passage of the Health Insurance Bill by the Ogun State House of Assembly which the State Governor signed into Law No: 039/2018.
Our Story
A growing success story for Ogun State
It is a success story that started as a unit under Ogun State Primary Health Care Board with the official flag-off of the State Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme by the State Governor in April 2014, and later transformed into Department of Health Insurance under the State Ministry of Health with the official scale up in July 2016.
The Agency presently has four departments:
Our Mission
To establish a sustainable mechanism for mobilising resources for health financing in order to increase access to quality healthcare services and reduce out-of-pocket payment.
Our Vision
To ensure that every resident of Ogun State has access to affordable quality healthcare without exposure to financial hardship, through individual and collective participation in health insurance by pooling health risks and resources in the spirit of social solidarity and equity.
Our Schemes at a Glance
Informal Sector
The informal sector is strategically targeted using innovative means to ensure that every person in this sector is covered with health insurance. The Agency works closely with all stakeholders to develop programs and strategies towards this.
Formal Sector
The formal sector scheme covers the public sector (Civil and Public servants) and the Organised Private Sector. Premiums are deducted progressively in line with the principle of equity.
Vulnerable Group
Residents of Ogun State who cannot pay for themselves (indigents) are covered through subsidies from Government, donations and grants from donor agencies and philanthropists.