The National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulahi, Ali Arazeem
dc.contributor.authorFawole, Olufemi Adeniyi
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-31T14:09:05Z
dc.date.available2019-10-31T14:09:05Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe Nigerian government has formulated initiatives and plans to facilitate and strengthen the delivery of effective, efficient, quality and affordable health services to Nigerians part of which was the launching of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2005. In this paper, the objectives of the scheme vis-a-vis the overall contributions to health care delivery in Nigeria were examined. The inherent flaws, problems and challenges of the scheme are also discussed. The paper concludes that the NHIS could be a monumental health security project if vigorously pursued with sincerity of purpose. Certain suggestions that may have direct impact on the success of the scheme were recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1117-9481
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3290
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Sociology, University of Ilorin, Ilorinen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3;2
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.subjectHealth insurance schemeen_US
dc.subjectdemocratizationen_US
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dc.titleThe National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeriaen_US
dc.title.alternativeIssues and Challengesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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