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6 Mar
In Nigeria, health professionals work under fear of attack. We are saving lives amid fear for own lives. “He screamed that it was an emergency and I explained to him that no time was being wasted as I will be completing the cross-match test..
27 Dec
When the African Union (AU) met in Abuja, in April 2001, and agreed to set aside at least 15 per cent of their yearly budget to improve the health sector and achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), expectations were expectedly high.
28 Oct
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed that all personnel and their families be enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) under the Cantonment Medical Reception Station..
20 Sep 2023
One of Nigeria’s memorable Ministers of Health, Prof Eyitayo Lambo, was convinced that achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) could only be through social health insurance mechanism. 
18 May 2023
Barely one year after the National Health Insurance Act (NHIA) was signed into law making health insurance mandatory with the upgrade of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to an agency, the National Health Insurance Authority...

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