National Health Insurance 2024 | Do you have challenges in your health? If yes, Meet National Health Insurance. The National Health Insurance is a body corporate established under NHIA Act 2022 by the federal Government of Nigeria to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare for all Nigerians. Read through
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About National Health Insurance
The Law mandates NHIA, amongst other things, to ensure that health insurance is mandatory for every Nigerian and legal resident, to promote, regulate and integrate health insurance schemes in the country, to improve and harness private sector participation in the provision of health care services.
The ultimate objective is to ensure the achieving of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all Nigerians.
Core Values for National Health Insurance
- C= Committed
- R= Responsive
- E= Efficient
- A= Accountable
- T= Transparent
- E= Equity
Programmes for National Health Insurance:
In order to ensure that every Nigerian has access to good health care services, the National Health Insurance Authority has developed various programmes to cover different segments of the society and these are:
Formal Sector
1.Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme
2 Group Individual Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP)
Informal Sector
1.Tertiary Institution Social Health Insurance Programmes
2.Community Based Social Health Insurance Programmes
3.Public Private Partnership Social Health Insurance Programmes
Vulnerable Group
1.Pregnant Women
2.Children Under five
3.Prison Inmates
4.Retirees
5.Aged