The guidelines will also facilitate the implementation of health insurance in Nigeria
Speaking at the event, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, said access to affordable quality health care for all Nigerians is key on the path to achieving Universal Health Coverage .
“It is Nigerians coming together to say that people should not be pushed into poverty because of the cost of ill health. “What we need to see is state stepping up by putting the right calibre of human resources at the state health insurance schemes providing coverage for their own formal employees,” he said.
“The document also recognises the integration of SSHIAs as conceptualised in the Health Insurance Under One Roof coordination framework.”
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