Health insurance for low income earners in Nigeria
NEXT, 7 September 2009
Following the World Health Organization's findings that community health insurance is the most appropriate means of financing access to quality healthcare, a host of healthcare providers will be gathering, next week, to discuss how to strengthen this form of micro-health insurance.
Those to partake in the meeting include health maintenance organizations, international micro-insurance schemes, doctors, banks and government agencies.
Wale Alabi, the coordinator of the Conference which will hold on September 16 in Lagos, says that many researches have shown that out-of-pocket health expenditure costs about 60 per cent of the household incomes, making it difficult for families.
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