Port Harcourt, Rivers State – The state advocacy team for the ATM networks in Rivers State has reaffirmed their commitment to expanding access to the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP) for vulnerable and underserved populations through stronger collaboration, integrated service delivery, and sustainable community engagement. The commitment was made during an ATM State Advocacy Team visit and engagement meeting with the Executive Secretary of RIVCHPP to review strategies for improving enrolment in the state health insurance scheme, particularly in rural communities such as Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA). The State Advocacy Team discussed practical solutions to existing enrolment challenges and identified long-term approaches to sustain project achievements beyond the current donor funding cycle. A major highlight of the meeting was the confirmation that National Identification Number (NIN) registration has been successfully integrated into ...
EMBRACING THE NEW - Elvira Jordan (Revised) Good Morning Beloved!!! Just like every one else, I pray to God for a change; for something new to come into my life. However, when I begin to see glimpses of the new, it scares me. I am certain this is not an uncommon feeling. There are times when we didn’t even pray for something new, but because nature sees a need for a change, it just happens. Sometimes, because we didn’t anticipate the changes or didn’t ask for it, we subconsciously reject it. No matter how badly we need something or how much we have prayed for that thing we want, if our subconscious mind rejects it either due to fear, anxiety or lack of trust (for the unfamiliar) no matter how badly we need this thing, it will never come to us. For instance, a young man is writing an exam to gain admission into a UK university. He wants this admission by all means. But while taking his exams, he looks at the questions and decides that the exam was too tough for him to p...