Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate alleged mismanagement of funds in the national health insurance scheme as well as irregularities in the operations of the programme.
This followed a motion on the floor of the House raising concerns over the huge funds invested in the scheme with little or no results.
According to the lawmakers, records show that only a negligible 3% of citizens in the formal sector have access to health insurance, leaving over 170 million Nigerians without Health Insurance.
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They are further concerned that the programme has been fraught with poor service delivery by the HMOs as well as low-quality services on the part of the healthcare service providers.
The House immediately mandated its Committee on Healthcare Services to investigate the matter and report back in 4 weeks.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
