The Federal Government has concluded plans to kick start the implementation of the long-awaited compulsory health insurance programme in order to make quality and affordable healthcare services accessible to 92 million vulnerable Nigerians.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made the disclosure when the delegation from World Health Organisation led its Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo Kazadi alongside the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Authority , Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo, paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
“In May of this year, we had the President signed the bill, now made it to an act to create first, the agency that is going to administer the universal health insurance coverage to cater for the 83 million vulnerable you mentioned. And also to superintend over the general administration of the insurance coverage across the length and breadth of this country.”
Boss Mustapha explained that one of the multiplier effects of treating sicknesses is the impoverishment of the families affected because of the out-of-pocket expenses being expended in the course of treatment.
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