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Cabinet approves Rs 23,123 cr India COVID-19 Emergency Response package

Cabinet approves Rs 23,123 cr India COVID-19 Emergency Response package
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Cabinet approves Rs 23,123 crore India COVID-19 Emergency Response scheme

Cabinet approves Rs 23,123 crore India COVID-19 Emergency Response scheme
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Many challenges of implementing health insurance scheme in states


NHIS undergoing reforms to fast track attainment of universal health coverage
There are indications that the ongoing Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the non-passage of the amended National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act have further slowed down the uptake of health insurance packages and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country.
In fact, The Guardian investigation revealed that more than 170 million Nigerians are still paying out-of-pocket to access medical services and out-of-pocket payments can make households and individuals incur catastrophic health expenditure and this can exacerbate the level of poverty.
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Critics say the NHIS has remained nonfunctional and the coverage rate has dropped from over 10 per cent (5.6 million Nigerians) ten years ago to just barely 1.72 per cent (one million Nigerians) today. ....

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