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Published 15 March 2021
Sterling Bank Plc has assured the Cross River State Government of its continued support and partnership in the implementation of the state’s health insurance scheme tagged ‘Ayade Care’.
It said this on Sunday in a statement titled ‘Sterling Bank assures Cross River on health insurance scheme’.
The statement said the state government recently launched the scheme in Calabar, the state capital, as part of an effort to achieve health insurance cover for vulnerable citizens in the state.
Speaking at the launch, Divisional Head, Education and Health Sectors, Sterling Bank, Mr Obinna Ukachukwu, said the state’s pragmatic approach to the issue of health insurance was commendable as it differed markedly in approach from the norm experienced in the execution of most public service projects.
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Sterling Bank’s health technology partner, Zipline has signed a service level agreement with Kaduna State Government for the implementation of drones in the health supply chain system.
Zipline, is a global drone delivery service and will use autonomous delivery drones to help transform emergency healthcare and expand access to critical life-saving medications in the State.
Divisional Head, Health and Education Sector, for Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Obinna Ukachukwu, who disclosed this in Kaduna, during the signing of the partnership’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) said that the delivery services does not only include daily medical supplies such as blood pints and medicines but also includes a plan to use the drones in the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines across the state.