LASHMA emergency scheme saves 18 lives as health coverage hits 1.5m

Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has announced significant progress in expanding access to healthcare, revealing that its emergency intervention programme, LASHMA Assistance in Distress (LASHMA-AID), has handled 18 life-threatening cases since it became operational in March 2026.
The agency also disclosed that its ILERA EKO health insurance scheme has enrolled 1.5 million Lagos residents between 2020 and May 2026, while providing critical emergency care to vulnerable residents across the state under an Executive Order (EO) that guarantees stabilisation before payment or proof of insurance is requested.
Speaking at its second-quarter media parley in Lagos yesterday, the Pe...