Health Minister Isaac Adewole has lamented the poor state of the country’s healthcare system, noting that only four per cent of Nigerians are covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS.
The Minister, who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja, said that the federal government had put in place measures to reverse the appalling situation.
He said, part of the challenges faced is the near collapse of the healthcare system. But one of the unique things this government has done is to put money in the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, BHCPF.
Adewole added that fifty per cent of the ministry’s budget will be channeled to Health Insurance Scheme to take care of medical expenses of the people so that they will not have to pay out of their pocket for treatment.
