The National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, says it has expanded the national health insurance scheme to cover some extreme health cases including people with HIV PLHIV and for TB patients, with pilots under way in four states.
This was disclosed by Mrs. Aisha Abubakar Haruna, acting Director, Lagos regional office of the NHIA who represented Dr Kelechi Ohiri, the Director General, NHIA at the annual general meeting of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors, NAIPE in Lagos.
Ohiri, who announced that the health insurance now covers no fewer than 20million Nigerians up from 16.8million in 2023 and achieving 99percent of the 2027 presidential target explained that the Authority achieved an additional 800,000 beneficiaries who joined the basic health care provision fund bringing the total to 2.6 million as of May 2025.
Ohiri also stated that the NHIA embarked on addressing drug shortages and care delays via the multi-project strategy.