National Health Insurance Scheme | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1999 |
Jurisdiction |
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Parent agency | The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
Website | Official Website |
The idea of creating a governmental body to address health care concerns in Nigeria had its origins in 1962, but the idea was shot down at the time by government officials. [Alhaji Abdulsalami Abubaker|Abdulsalami Abubaker] enacted NHIS into military law on 10th May 1999, but the Nigerian public had to wait 40 more years for the NHIS to become official. President Olusegun Obasanjo became the first registered NHIS member when he formally launched the agency in 2006, which shows that the people of Nigeria no longer had to wait for 40 years before getting to enjoy these health benefits. [1]
The Scheme established under Act 35 of 1999 by the Federal Government of Nigeria, is aimed at providing easy access to healthcare for all Nigerians at an affordable cost through various prepayment systems. [2]
You can now register an online account with NHIS. In the future,e you will be able to select your healthcare facility for yourself and an alternative healthcare facility for all or some of your dependents if you are not residing in the same location. You will be informed when your child-dependant is approaching the age of eighteen (18) and will no longer be eligible to be a participant. [3]
Enrolee Rights consists of:
The Government came up with a benefit package for Nigerian citizens. The scheme covers over 95% of diseases in Nigeria.
Conditions treated at outpatient setting includes:
The following health care services are not covered under the NHIS:
The number of Nigerians covered by the NHIS after 12 years are 1.5 percent of the population. [4] the scheme encompasses government employees, the organized private sector and the informal sector. Legislative wise, the scheme also covers children under five, permanently disabled persons and prison inmates. [5]
The Executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Yusuf Usman, resumed work but was later welcomed by a protest at the premise of the headquarters in Nigeria. The reason for the protest is quite simple, the man in question, is under investigation, so it makes little sense to put him back in the position for which he is being investigated a countless number of accusations have been made against him as he has shown a lack of competence to deliver in his current post. The current government has a plan to eradicate corruption but the General Secretary is not living up to that standard, he runs the office with a lot of nepotism, tribalism, ethnicity, and religiosity. He leaves a lot to be desired. It has raised a lot of eyebrows and although the sitting president has not made any remarks about the situation, the minister of education has come out to say that the secretary's resuming of work would not affect investigations [6] Many disagree!
National Health Insurance Scheme | |
![]() | |
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1999 |
Jurisdiction |
![]() |
Parent agency | The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria |
Website | Official Website |
The idea of creating a governmental body to address health care concerns in Nigeria had its origins in 1962, but the idea was shot down at the time by government officials. [Alhaji Abdulsalami Abubaker|Abdulsalami Abubaker] enacted NHIS into military law on 10th May 1999, but the Nigerian public had to wait 40 more years for the NHIS to become official. President Olusegun Obasanjo became the first registered NHIS member when he formally launched the agency in 2006, which shows that the people of Nigeria no longer had to wait for 40 years before getting to enjoy these health benefits. [1]
The Scheme established under Act 35 of 1999 by the Federal Government of Nigeria, is aimed at providing easy access to healthcare for all Nigerians at an affordable cost through various prepayment systems. [2]
You can now register an online account with NHIS. In the future,e you will be able to select your healthcare facility for yourself and an alternative healthcare facility for all or some of your dependents if you are not residing in the same location. You will be informed when your child-dependant is approaching the age of eighteen (18) and will no longer be eligible to be a participant. [3]
Enrolee Rights consists of:
The Government came up with a benefit package for Nigerian citizens. The scheme covers over 95% of diseases in Nigeria.
Conditions treated at outpatient setting includes:
The following health care services are not covered under the NHIS:
The number of Nigerians covered by the NHIS after 12 years are 1.5 percent of the population. [4] the scheme encompasses government employees, the organized private sector and the informal sector. Legislative wise, the scheme also covers children under five, permanently disabled persons and prison inmates. [5]
The Executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Yusuf Usman, resumed work but was later welcomed by a protest at the premise of the headquarters in Nigeria. The reason for the protest is quite simple, the man in question, is under investigation, so it makes little sense to put him back in the position for which he is being investigated a countless number of accusations have been made against him as he has shown a lack of competence to deliver in his current post. The current government has a plan to eradicate corruption but the General Secretary is not living up to that standard, he runs the office with a lot of nepotism, tribalism, ethnicity, and religiosity. He leaves a lot to be desired. It has raised a lot of eyebrows and although the sitting president has not made any remarks about the situation, the minister of education has come out to say that the secretary's resuming of work would not affect investigations [6] Many disagree!