The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to establish a National Catastrophic Fund to address terminal ailments such as cancer, advanced heart disease, among others.
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Mohammed Sambo, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says the agency has achieved Universal Health Coverage (UHC) of the nation’s formal sector.
Mr Sambo made the disclosure at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday.
He said that all workers in federal government agencies had been captured in the NHIS, which he said, had enabled the agency to achieve UHC in that regard.
According to him, the development has made workers to access quality healthcare without having to bear financial hardships.
He explained that the Formal Sector Programme of the NHIS included federal civil service workers and those in uniformed services.
Cancer, advanced heart disease: NHIS to establish National Catastrophic Fund
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National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS,
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to establish a National Catastrophic Fund to specifically address terminal ailments such as cancer, advanced heart disease, among others.
The Executive Secretary of the scheme, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, made the disclosure at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Sunday.
He said that the current contributions to the health insurance pool was insufficient to cater for some packages and programmes of the scheme.
He emphasised that if NHIS had enough funds, it would cover the treatment and management of cancer and other terminal diseases fully.
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Published 21 February 2021
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