BY ERHIRE IN ABUJA
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS IT’S CONSIDERING A MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL, AMIDST POOR PATRONAGE OF THE GOVERNMENTS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME, Mohammed Nasir Sambo STATED THIS AT A MEETING OF HEALTH COMMISSIONERS IN ABUJA.
ACCORDING TO HIM, THERE IS ALREADY A BILL THAT HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, WAITING TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT BUHARI.
MISTER SAMBO INSIST THAT THE LAW IS THE WAY TO GO IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN NIGERIA.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT OF NIGERIANS COVERED BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME.
