{"id":987703486,"date":"2024-06-15T15:39:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/?post_type=news&p=987703486"},"modified":"2024-06-25T15:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T14:54:21","slug":"blog-transitioning-from-voluntary-to-mandatory-health-insurance-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/news\/blog-transitioning-from-voluntary-to-mandatory-health-insurance-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog: Transitioning from voluntary to mandatory health insurance in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Effective and efficiently utilized health insurance coverage is critical, particularly during times of economic downturn. Health insurance not only promotes health but also offers financial security against overwhelming healthcare costs and reduces the risk of medical debt, making it a cornerstone for achieving universal health coverage (UHC).<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Health Economist Chris Atim recently discussed the benefits and potential of mandatory health insurance under the new National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act of 2022. This act mandates health insurance for all Nigerians and aims to create a system for 83 million vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

For a comprehensive discussion, read the latest R4D blog<\/a>. It explores why Nigeria’s voluntary system has struggled, the advantages of mandatory health insurance, and key considerations for its successful implementation. Discover how Nigeria can progress towards UHC by addressing these challenges and leveraging lessons from other countries.<\/p>\n

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Effective and efficiently utilized health insurance coverage is critical, particularly during times of economic downturn. Health insurance not only promotes health but also offers financial security against overwhelming healthcare costs and reduces the risk of medical debt, making it a cornerstone for achieving universal health coverage (UHC).Health Economist Chris Atim recently discussed the benefits and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1293,"featured_media":987703489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122,134],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987703486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987703486"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987703486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987703511,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987703486\/revisions\/987703511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987703489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987703486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987703486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987703486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}