All About National Health Care Insurance In Nigeria And Reasons Why It Is Not Patronized
The united nation has cut down the life expectancy of males in Nigeria from 51 years, 6 months to 43 years, 6 months. This can be among other things lack of quality health care, low quantity of health care and cost of getting them. This is the main reason why a national health care insurance is necessary for every nation. NHIS It was in the year 1962 that there was an attempt to introduce health insurance to Nigeria. This did not stand the test of time due to the civil war that broke out in Nigeria in the year 1967 and did stop until three years later. It took close to thirty years for it to be re-visited in the year 1999. It took another couple of years before it was fully implemented. It started with about 150,000 applications that has risen to about 5 million in 2014. Initially, it was designed for federal staffs and their families only. That was a modest achievement, which represents about 3 % of the country’s population as at then. Health insurance care is a cost effective w...
