During the IHIMN 2025 Leadership Awards night in Abuja on Tuesday, the Edo State government received the Best Health Insurance and Managed Care Government Agency in Health Care Coordination and Management award from the Edo State Health Insurance Commission (EDHIC), which was given to the organization’s director-general, Mrs. Augusta Ikpea Enaholo, for their exceptional performance in providing high-quality healthcare through the health insurance platform.
The IHIMN leadership stated that the EDHIC has established itself as a national benchmark due to its excellent health care coordination and management.
It further noted that EDHIC had proven to be among the few state health insurance agencies that had been able to sustain quality health care coverage for its people, hence the award at the maiden edition of the IHIMN Leadership Awards.
In her remarks, EDHIC Director General Augusta Ikpea Enaholo called the distinction a “deep honor” and a “reaffirmation of our shared commitment to creating a health insurance system that is inclusive, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of the people of Edo State.”
“To be acknowledged by an institution so deeply rooted in excellence, research, and advocacy, is both humbling and energizing. At EDHIC, we have always believed that access to quality healthcare is not a privilege but a right. Over the past year, we have invested in innovation, strengthened partnerships with both public and private stakeholders, and, most importantly, listened to the people we serve.”
“From digitizing our enrollment systems, expanding provider networks across the 18 local government areas, to streamlining claims and care coordination, every milestone we have achieved has been guided by a single goal: to ensure that no one is left behind,” she said.
She appreciated the support of the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo for his unwavering belief in the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
“Leadership at the top is essential, and we are fortunate to have an administration that prioritizes the health and well-being of its people,” she stated.
She also praised the frontline healthcare providers who bravely and compassionately provide care, as well as partner hospitals, diagnostic centers, and cooperating sister organizations that share the goal of quality and accountability.
On behalf of his special health adviser, Dr. Salma Anas, President Bola Tinubu commended the states for carrying out his vision for high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare.
She gave them the assurance that the government will keep working for the benefit of the populace by endorsing any initiative that would provide better healthcare services to the public.
