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NHIS undergoing reforms to fast track attainment of universal health coverage
There are indications that the ongoing Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the non-passage of the amended National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act have further slowed down the uptake of health insurance packages and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country.
In fact, The Guardian investigation revealed that more than 170 million Nigerians are still paying out-of-pocket to access medical services and out-of-pocket payments can make households and individuals incur catastrophic health expenditure and this can exacerbate the level of poverty. x
Critics say the NHIS has remained nonfunctional and the coverage rate has dropped from over 10 per cent (5.6 million Nigerians) ten years ago to just barely 1.72 per cent (one million Nigerians) today.
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FG, state govts, stakeholders validate policy documents on Health Insurance Under One Roof FG, state govts, stakeholders validate policy documents on Health Insurance Under One Roof
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In a concerted effort towards achieving the Universal Health Coverage, the Federal and state governments, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and other stakeholders in the health sector, on Tuesday, meet to validate a policy document on Health Insurance Under One Roof (HIUOR).
The policy document, with clear monitoring and evaluation framework, is developed and produced with technical assistance from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Speaking at the validation meeting held in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of NHIS, Prof Mohammed Nasir Sambo, described the document validation as yet another milestone in the on-going reforms in the NHIS and the health insurance ecosystem in Nigeria “to fast track our collective quest to attain Universal Health Coverage.”