NMA advocates community health scheme for non-civil servants
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Dutse, Oct. 25, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has advocated for Community Health Scheme for non-civil servants in Jigawa.
The state Chairman of NMA, Dr Abubakar Habib, gave the advice at the association’s 20th Physicians Week on Tuesday in Dutse, themed “Health Care in a frail Economy: Challenges and Way Forward”.
Habib said there was need for the state government to introduce an all inclusive health policy to benefit its citizens.
He said the state’s Health Insurance Scheme, introduced by the government, was restricted to only workers hence the need to capture non formal workers in the health scheme.
He said people that are non civil servants could be made to contribute little money to access healthcare when needed.
“For instance, citizens that are not working can contribute as little as N100 or N200 monthly to access health care when the need be,” he said.
Habib commended Gov. Muhammad Abubakar’s administration for the ongoing reform in the health sector in the state.
He said that N20.4 billion, which represented 15 per cent of the total budget, was allocated to health sector in 2016.
The NMA chairman also expressed gratitude on the ongoing verification of health personnel in the state. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola