Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP), the state health insurance agency, is to begin the enrolment of the health workforce, following the mandate of the Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, to have all health workers in the state enrolled.
Based on the governor’s mandate, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh has directed the immediate enrolment of health workers starting from Wednesday, 12th November 2025, by RIVCHPP.
Consequently, the Executive Secretary of RIVCHPP, Dr. Vetty Agala, in a statement on Monday, in her office, instructed that enrolment teams will be first deployed to the Ministry of Health, Rivers State Primary Health Management Board (RSPHCMB), Rivers State Hospital Management Board (RSHMB), and Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).
In the statement, Dr. Agala urged heads of the MDAs to kindly grant RIVCHPP’s team members a space to carry out the enrolment, inform their staff of the enrolment exercise and provide any other support necessary for the seamless enrolment of the health workforce.
The Executive Secretary of RIVCHPP added that all health workers, including non clinical staff, will be covered, saying that nominal rolls will be required from each MDA, while staff should present their ID cards or letters of employment.
Dr. Agala, however, pointed out that only those workers who have valid national identification numbers ( NIN) are eligible for enrolment in line with National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) guidelines.
Idanye Oruigoni
Head, Information/Public Relations Unit,
RIVCHPP.