health insurance
30 Mar
Ogun Government says 70,000 persons will enjoy free access to healthcare for one year under its health insurance scheme.
24 Mar
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has canvassed holistic adoption of the health insurance scheme to tackle the problem of maternal and child mortality, while reducing the burden of out-of-pocket healthcare expenses on vulnerable families.
30 Jan
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has sent shockwaves through the state, declaring a state of emergency in the health sector after a jolting visit to the Gusau General Hospital. The Governor, visibly distressed by the "unhealthy and poor environment" he encountered, took immediate action, outlining a comprehensive plan to revamp Zamfara's healthcare system from the…
29 Dec
National President, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has expressed concern over the unwillingness of some Nollywood actors to subscribe to the guild’s health insurance plan for members across the country.
19 Dec
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has unveiled a health insurance scheme for its members in the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch. The move is to ensure that the health and well-being of all petroleum tanker drivers on the wheels are catered for. At the launch of the scheme, NUPENG President,…
15 Nov
If ordinary Nigerians understood just a few things about health insurance, the country could substantially improve general health, as millions of Nigerians would free themselves from the shackles of dependency and debt. This came under the spotlight at a live webinar discussion with the theme: Safeguarding your health: the importance of critical illness insurance which…
27 Oct 2023
An economist, Professor Pat Utomi has called health insurance a platform for accessible healthcare delivery in the country. Revealing the importance of good health, he noted that, when wealth is lost everything is lost. Speaking at the virtual summit organised by AXA Mansard Insurance Plc with the theme: ‘Wellvolution: Health for the wealth of our…
13 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) has sought integration of eye care into primary care services and health insurance schemes for access and affordability by the broader population. Its president, Dr. Chimeziri Anderson, who made the appeal at an event to mark the 2023 World Sight Day in Abuja, noted that just as we care for our overall…
7 Sep 2023
About 1,000 people comprising aged men and women, people with disability, pregnant women, and vulnerable children have benefitted from a free medical outreach, carried out by Rhodes-Vivour Foundation (RV) in partnership with WellaHealth Technologies.
28 Jul 2023
Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to use, at least, N500 billion from funds earmarked for palliatives to provide health insurance coverage to an additional 30 million vulnerable Nigerians in the next 12 months. The coalition said, at a rate of N15,000 per person, per year, N450 billion would cover…
22 Jun 2023
Health Care Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) has decried low uptake of wellness cover in Nigeria 19 years into the establishment of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and one year after the plan was made mandatory by virtue of existence of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in 2022.
Latest
6 mins ago
Despite the exodus of university teachers and attendant shortage of manpower in public universities nationwide, the non-retention policy of the Federal Government has caused over 5,032 first-class graduates to languish in the job market and far away from the tertiary institutions that erstwhile retained them.
8 mins ago
As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
14 mins ago
Data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suggest the economy may be relapsing to cash hoarding again a year after the chronic currency scarcity even as the proportion of currency in circulation that is held outside the banking system has returned to the pre-naira redesign level.
20 mins ago
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2024 World Malaria Day, the progress in national malaria control is being threatened by the continued rising cost of anti-malaria drugs, which have gone beyond the reach of many Nigerians.
22 mins ago
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth.
23 mins ago
Ahead of May Day next week, workers are demanding a country that works for all and not just for some privileged few.
23 mins ago
The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
24 mins ago
To achieve the global malaria targets 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Malaria Programme has launched a new operational strategy that will change the trajectory of malaria trends.
24 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
25 mins ago
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.