Promoting universal financial protection: constraints and enabling factors in scaling-up coverage with social health insurance in Nigeria

Onoka, Chima; Onwujekwe, Obinna; Uzochukwu, Benjamin; Ezumah, Nkoli

doi:10.1186/1478-4505-11-20

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Promoting universal financial protection: constraints and enabling factors in scaling-up coverage with social health insurance in Nigeria

Published in Health Research Policy and Systems • Jun 13, 2013

Authors:

Chima Onoka

Obinna Onwujekwe

Benjamin Uzochukwu

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria was launched in 2005 as part of efforts by the federal government to achieve universal coverage using financial risk protection mechanisms. However, only 4% of the population, and mainly federal government employees, are currently co...

Subject

Health policy

Government (linguistics)

Business

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