From Gambo Ahmed Lafia
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has urged service providers to respect the rights of enrollees by treating them well at all times in order to improve on their health status and standard of living.
Mrs. Mary Aliu, the Nasarawa State Coordinator of NHIS, gave the admonition in her opening remark at a NHIS stakeholders’ Forum in Keffi Saturday.
She reminded participants that the scheme was established to ensure that every Nigerian has access to good healthcare service in the country.
According to her, the purpose of NHIS is to address the issue of out-of-pocket payment for healthcare services, improve Nigerians health status and strengthen national healthcare delivery system.
“We are committed to improving the health status of Nigerians through our various policies and programmes. NHIS was established to provide Social Health Insurance (SHI) in Nigeria.
“The objective is to ensure that every Nigerian has access to good healthcare services and to protect families from financial hardship of huge medical bills,” she added
The state coordinator commended Prof. Mohammed Sambo, the Executive Secretary of NHIS, for keying into different good health policies and programmes that have direct bearing on the health status of Nigerians.
