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April 10, 2019
Health Minister Isaac Adewole has lamented the poorstate of the country’s healthcare system, noting that only four per cent ofNigerians are covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS.
The Minister, who stated this while fieldingquestions from newsmen in Abuja, said that the federal government had put inplace measures to reverse the appalling situation.
He said, part of the challenges faced is the nearcollapse of the healthcare system. But one of the unique things this governmenthas done is to put money in the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, BHCPF.
Adewole added that fifty per cent of the ministry’sbudget will be channeled to Health Insurance Scheme to take care of medicalexpenses of the people so that they will not have to pay out of their pocketfor treatment.