The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), cautioned service providers against engaging in sharp practices on Thursday.
The Nasarawa State Coordinator of NHIS, Mrs Mary Aliu, stated this in her opening remark at an NHIS Stakeholders’ Forum in Keffi.
Aliu reminded participants that the scheme was established to ensure that every Nigerian has access to good healthcare services in the country.
She further stressed that, the purpose of NHIS is to address the issue of out-of-pocket payment for healthcare services, improve Nigerians’ health status and strengthen the national healthcare delivery system.
She added some of the key goals of the scheme included removing financial barriers to access to healthcare services for Nigerians in order to reduce the burden of disease.
“The scheme will improve health indices of the people to achieve Universal Health Care by the year 2030,” she said.
Aliu also urged service providers to treat enrollees well at all times in order to improve their health status.
She commended Prof. Mohammed Sambo, the Executive Secretary of NHIS, for keying into different good health policies and programmes that have a direct bearing on the health status of Nigerians.
In his goodwill message, the Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency, Gaza Gwamna, urged Nigerians to key into the scheme considering its benefits.
Gwamna who was represented by Tarbo Ernest, the Assistant General Manager, NHIS, also urged stakeholders to be up and doing.
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