Health Financing: Health Experts, CSO’s, Development Partners To Converge In Abuja

Health Experts, Civil Society Organizations, and development partners are to converge in Abuja to chart possible solutions for health financing in Nigeria.

The Regional Director of Options, Dr. Ufuoma Omo-Obi, who made this known while briefing newsmen at a pre-30th anniversary event in Abuja, said the event would bring together policymakers, development partners, and stakeholders in the health sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities in achieving UHC.

Dr Omo-Obi said the event was timely and falls within the Nation’s renewed commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 with the signing of the Health Insurance bill into law.

”It is noted that attainment of UHC would ensure all Nigerians can access essential quality health services without financial hardship.”

According to him, ”Options, a leading global health organization, is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a prestigious event with a high-level panel on unlocking health prosperity and Universal Health Coverage, (UHC), in Nigeria.”

Answering questions from newsmen, the Option, Senior Consultant, Health Systems and Financing, Dr Joy Uzoho, said Option can boast itself in capacity building, budgeting, prioritizing vulnerable populations, and tracking the utilization of funds for health outcomes.

‘‘We have made recommendations to ensure acceptance and implementation of the health policy, including making deductions mandatory and reaching out to the informal sector through tailored awareness campaigns and supported the establishment of a Social Health Insurance Scheme and contributed to the implementation of the National Health Insurance Authority(NHIA).”

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