TO improve healthcare inclusion for women, leading health maintenance organisation, Avon HMO and Shecluded, a female-focused financial services provider, have formed a strategic partnership to create two unique healthcare plans – Nova and Thrive.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Avon HMO, Adesimbo Ukiri, the new plans is aimed at stemming factors impeding women from accessing healthcare services.
“Women are at a disadvantage when it comes to accessing healthcare. The results of this ranges from women being cut off from active stakeholders in their health to sad occurrences of maternal mortality, which in Nigeria, is one of the highest globally at 14percent.”