By Lilian U. Okoro The Ultimate Health Management Services, a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), has unveiled its Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) – U-Health Gifship – targeted at the informal sector. Dr Lekan Ewenla, Managing Director of the HMO, said at the inauguration on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for the expansion of health insurance coverage to vulnerable Nigerians, particularly the poor and unemployed, to strengthen the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and malaria. They made the call at an FCT media meeting on the Global Fund GC7Continue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) is intensifying collaboration with traditional institutions to increase enrolment in the state health insurance scheme by 30 per cent. Malam Abubakar Hassan, KADCHMA Director-General, disclosed this during a Sallah homage visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli,Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced plans to commission series of research studies, in a bid to expand health insurance coverage in Nigeria. NHIA said this is as millions of citizens continue to pay for healthcare services out-of-pocket. The authority disclosed this through its officialContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will sanction any Health Maintenance Organisations under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), who failed to remit payments to healthcare providers promptly. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social MediaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has enroled 198,810 residents of the territory into its Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS) in one year. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
