20M NIGERIANS HAVE SO FAR ENROLLED IN HEALTH INSURANCE – DG By: Musa Isah

 

About 20 million Nigerians have so far enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme, the Director-General of National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Kelechi has disclosed.

Dr Kelechi
Director-General of National Health Insurance Authority


Making this known while speaking to journalists at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja shortly after appearing before the Committee on Health investigating the Agency, Dr. Ohiri pointed that the figure shows a significant increase from 16.8 million in 2023, putting the country on track to the 2030 international goal.


He told the committee that the Agency has focused on expanding health insurance coverage, improving quality of care, and protecting the rights of enrollees, while strategically and creatively deploying health insurance to cover citizens in a way that contributes and ensures significant benefit to the health sector.


While explaining the NHIA challenges to the Committee, he said the Agency has been able to address these, which he outlined as lack of awareness of the schemes by Nigerians, trust, and inadequate funds to execute its programme.


He also said the Agency under his watch has sanctioned HMO (Health Management Organisation) systems, IT, MDs for various violations of the scheme rules and regulations, while it has redesigned its accreditation framework, digitalizing processes and establishing new provider contracts.


The Director-General, while soliciting the Committee’s support and good working relationship to enable it discharge its functions effectively, he assured the challenges (face) by the Agency will be addressed, with its support and collaboration.


Earlier, the chairman of the Committee Hon. Amos Magaji has told the DG that to furnish the Committee with detailed information, recommendations, challenges, so as to enable the Committee take decisions on how it can assist the agency to meet its challenges.


He pointed out that one of the ways to address fight corruption in the country, is through the effective implementation of Health Insurance especially for the aged people and the generality of Nigerians.


His words, "If the National Health Insurance scheme works efficiently, it will reduce the burden on their representatives at the legislative arm of government."

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