The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it targets zero maternal mortality among pregnant women, and announced the enrolment of 198, 810 residents under its health insurance scheme.
A statement issued on Tuesday by Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, said the enrolment figure under the health insurance scheme includes 10,065 pregnant women who were registered free of charge as part of the administration’s push to provide inclusive healthcare services.
Olayinka revealed that the FCTA exceeded its annual target of 25,000 new enrollees by over 100 percent, surpassing the benchmark by 17 percent and 44 percent in different metrics, indicating a growing public embrace of the scheme.
He added that the 10,065 vulnerable enrollees, including pregnant women, now have access to a wide range of medical services, such as preventive care, screenings, emergency services, as well as dental, mental, eye, ear, nose, throat, physiotherapy, laboratory and radiological services, and minor surgeries.
The minister’s aide noted that the free registration for vulnerable persons, which began in February, remains ongoing, and urged more residents to register with the scheme.
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“All pregnant women who enroll through the basic health care provision fund in primary health centres across the six area councils will continue to receive free medical consultations, ante-natal care, essential drugs, laboratory tests, and delivery services,” Olayinka said.
The scheme also covers referrals for more complex treatments, such as cesarean sections, blood transfusions, and the management of obstetric complications like eclampsia, at any of the 14 general hospitals in the FCT, at no cost to the patient.
Speaking during the commemoration of the 2025 World Health Day at Gwarinpa District Hospital, the Mandate Secretary for Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, reiterated the administration’s commitment to eradicating maternal and infant deaths.
She added that the Gwarinpa, Nyanya, Abaji, and Kuje General Hospitals have been designated as comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care centres, offering cesarean sections and other critical maternal health services at no cost.
