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20 million Nigerians to be under health insurance cover in 10 years –NHIS

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 20 million Nigerians have-been-targeted annually to be brought under health insurance nationwide over the course of ten years, the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS has said. The NHIS Executive Secretary Prof Mohammed Sambo who made this disclosure at the

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NHIS unveils ‘health insurance under one roof’ initiative

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Karu (Nasarawa) – The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is developing a ”Health Insurance Under One Roof”, to reduce bottlenecks in service delivery. Health Insurance under one Roof is an initiative aimed at ensuring that health insurance operates under one system with proper coordination and unified data. Sambo said made this known during a three-day […]

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Institute calls for inclusion of TB treatment in health insurance

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2020 0

The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has called on states to include tuberculosis treatment in state health insurance schemes to end the disease in the country. Chief Executive Officer, IHVN, Dr. Patrick Dakum, made the call in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. Police arrest man for attempting to kill wife Dakum said that […]

Insurance

Axa Mansard reveals proposed partnerships to boost health insurance

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2017 0

AXA Mansard Insurance Plc recently revealed of ongoing partnership discussion with global financial institutions on development of infrastructures to boost health insurance in Nigeria. Such institutions which include, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), private sector and development finance arm of the World Bank Group, and some other companies, it has been

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Health Insurance Eases Cost of Quality Healthcare – Dr. Balla Swamy

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

Dr Balla Swamy, Managing Director of Prestige Assurance Plc, in this exclusive interview with KAYODE ADELOWOKAN, expresses concern for the high cost of health treatment in Nigeria, which can be cushioned by health insurance policies. He maintains that ignorance among the people has been an age long problem as well as rate cutting, which is […]

Health

NHIS to Assist States Develop Own Health Insurance

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

As part of the efforts of the present administration to achieve universal coverage of health insurance, the driver of the project, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has offered to assist states to develop and implement their own health insurance programmes. The Executive Secretary of the scheme, Femi Thomas, who disclosed this at a meeting with […]