National Assembly committed to improving access to health insurance – Lawan
Tanko Sununu, chairman house committee on health services; Francis Faduyile, NMA president among other special guests while launching the MDCAN ground breaking building project in Abuja.Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on Monday said the ninth National Assembly is committed to making the National Health Insurance Scheme achieve its mandate of reducing out-of-pocket spending to the barest minimum.
He said his leadership will see to the removal of impediments to the implementation of policies and programs on healthcare delivery.‘Landmark’Also speaking, Mr Sununu said the focus of the house underHe said the assembly is a major stakeholder in funding residency program. “There are plans to ensure that funding is provided to make sure that health is well provided for in Nigeria,” he noted.
He urged doctors, who have served more than 10 years, to support the NMA project with N40, 000. He said those in their 10th of service and below should pay N20, 000.Earlier in his welcome remark, Mr Ngim, the MDCAN president said the building project was conceived as “part of the strategic development of our association to reposition it for better service and the Nigerian people.
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