Universal Health Coverage

Health

20 years after launch, health insurance covers less than 10% of Nigerians

NIGERIA'S health insurance coverage remains below 10 per cent of the country's population, despite a 42.35 per cent increase...
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Health

WHO, NICRAT, others push for improved PHCs, health security in Nigeria

STAKEHOLDERS in Nigeria's  health sector have advocated improved primary health care services, health funding and security to bolster the...
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Health

NHIS ran Northern offices for years with one nurse – Director General

THE National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), formerly known as the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), ran its offices in...
Marcus FATUNMOLE -
Health

[INSIGHT] How Nigeria botched plan to cover 24 million pupils with health insurance

BETWEEN 2014 and 2015, the National Health Insurance Scheme (now the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA) severally pledged to provide coverage for...
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What Nigerians should expect from govt after its commitment to Universal Health Coverage

ON Monday, the member states of the United Nations adopted a political declaration on universal health coverage (UHC) which...
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Medical experts, policymakers interact on improving quality healthcare in Nigeria

NIGERIAN health workers and policymakers have raised a concern for a quality healthcare provision and the attainment of universal...
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