By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu
Awka, Dec. 22, 2020 The Anambra Government on Tuesday said that no fewer than 28,246 indigent indigenes in the state would soon benefit from its special healthcare scheme.
Dr Vincent Okpala, State commissioner for Health made the disclosure during a news conference to commemorate the 2020 International Universal Health Coverage Day marked annually on Dec.12.
The International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day was set aside by the United Nations in 2012 to raise awareness of the need for strong, equitable and resilient health systems for all.
The theme of the programme is “Health for All: Protect Everyone”.
Okpala said that enrollment into the scheme, which will start on Jan. 4, was part of government’s efforts at making universal health coverage a reality in the state.
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FG reiterates commitment to ensuring all Nigerians have access to quality healthcare
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Abuja, 16 December 2020 - As Nigeria joined the World to commemorate the Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day), the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said though the country has poor health indices , the Federal Government is committed to repositioning the healthcare sector to ensure all Nigerians have access to quality healthcare they need without falling into poverty.
The UHC Day is marked annually on December 12. This year’s UHC Day theme is Health for all: Protect Everyone .
Speaking to journalists, Dr Ehanire in the company of Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, the WHO Nigeria Representative (WR) and other partners, noted that “UHC Day reminds us of our most urgent priority: providing quality healthcare services for the wellbeing of our citizens.
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11 December 2020 - On the eve of Universal Health Coverage Day, more than 1,600 viewers from 100+ countries who registered, tuned into a three-hour live broadcast co-hosted by PMNCH, CORE Group and UHC2030. The summit focused on the consequences of COVID-19 for universal health coverage (UHC) and progress for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health. This summit, built on the very successful Lives in the Balance: A COVID-19 Summit, in July 2020, where partners came together to call on global leaders to commit to PMNCH’s seven-point action plan for improving and increasing investment in health systems and social protection policies for women, children and adolescents as the world rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic.
Universal Health Coverage: FG pledges to reposition healthcare sector
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By Chioma Obinna
As the world mark this year’s Universal Health Coverage Day, UHC, the Federal Government has pledged to reposition the country’s healthcare sector with a view to ensuring Nigerians have access to quality healthcare need without falling into poverty.
In his message to mark the day with the theme: “‘Health for all: Protect Everyone”, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire acknowledged that the country has poor health indices.
Ehanire said: “UHC Day reminds us of our most urgent priority: providing quality healthcare services for the wellbeing of our citizens.”