…opportunity for the country to contribute to global efforts to integrate eye health into universal health coverage. He said the National Eye Care Commitment was anchored on integrating primary eye care into PHCs, expanding the provision of ready-made spectacles through Jigi-Bola 2.0, improving effective cataract surgic…

…Representative in Nigeria, Dr Pavel Ursu, described health financing as foundational to universal health coverage and said implementation research was necessary to answer questions arising from health sector reforms. He commended the establishment of the forum, saying it created an opportunity for Nigeria to translate…

…of all pensionersa into the Free Health Insurance Scheme of the Enugu State Agency for Universal Health Coverage. He saiaad the scheme would be launched on August 20, 2026, to enable pensioners to enjoy free access to quality healthcare under the Enugu State Universal Health Coverage Scheme (ESUHCS). Oluedo urged pensi…

By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s drive towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) received a boost with the official introduction of the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Product (GIFSHIP), a scheme designed to extend affordable healthcare to millions of Nigerians in the informal sector and small and medium-s…

…healthcare access, enhancing service quality, reducing health disparities and advancing universal health coverage across the country. Enikanolaiye said, “The diaspora remains one of Nigeria’s most strategic assets, serving as a bridge for diplomacy, technology transfer and global partnership well beyond remittances and…

…preparedness using state-specific data while promoting accountability and advancing universal health coverage across the country.

…Duru, Makurdi The Benue state government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage, UHC, through sustainable healthcare financing, even as it urged residents to enrol in the Benue State Health Insurance Scheme, BNSHIS, to guarantee access to affordable and quality healthcare services. The ren…

…Nigerians through targeted financing programmes, saying the country’s pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) extends beyond increasing health insurance enrolment to building an equitable system that leaves no one behind. The NHIA said its interventions, anchored on the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund and other spec…

…push to expand healthcare access, strengthen Nigeria’s health system and accelerate universal health coverage. The conference, scheduled to hold from July 27 to August 1, 2026, at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, will be held under the theme, “From Local Pharmacy Practice to Global Impact:…