TISHIP PROGRAMME KICKS OFF IN UNIOSUN AS HMOs HOLD 3-DAY SENSITISATION FOR STUDENTS

A three-day sensitisation programme on Tertiary Institution Social Health Insurance Programmes (TISHIP) was held across the Campuses of the University on Wednesday, 31st January, Thursday, 1st and Monday, 5th February, 2018.

The programme was conducted by the three approved Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) of the University under the supervision of the Acting Dean, Student Affairs and TISHIP Committee. It will be recalled that Management of the University concluded actions on the implementation of Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Programme in 2017 when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the three approved HMOs.

The HMOs namely: United Health Care International, Mayooit Health Care Limited and Health Stone HMO had earlier been given letters of engagement to manage the programme for the University in line with the Federal Government and National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) guidelines on TISHIP.

United Health Care International which was put in charge of Osogbo and Ejigbo Campuses, Mayooit Health Care Limited in charge of Okuku and Ifetedo Campuses and Health Stone HMO in charge of Ikire and Ipetu-Ijesha Campuses were in December 2016 approved by Management on recommendations of the TISHIP Committee.

The exercise also included distribution of data forms by the HMOs to the students who were required to fill the form to be used in processing their TISHIP Identification Cards. Students who require health services were instructed to visit the health centre of their respective Campuses while cases requiring secondary health care delivery would be referred as appropriate. Students were also informed of the secondary healthcare providers as recommended by TISHIP Committee and approved by the Management.

The approved secondary healthcare providers include: Air-force Hospital and Holy Spirit Comprehensive Health Centre at Ipetu-Ijesha for Ipetu-Ijesha Campus; Olanrewaju Hospital, Okuku and Adventist Medical Centre, Inisha for Okuku Campus; BMB Hospital, Oke-Baale and LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo for Osogbo Campus; St. Jude Medical Centre, Ikire and Oke-Ola Catholic Hospital Apomu for Ikire Campus while Baptist Hospital, Ejigbo and OAU Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife had been chosen for the College of Agriculture, Ejigbo and College of Law, Ifetedo Campuses respectively.