The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening health financing in Nigeria, with a target to enrol at least 44 million Nigerians into the National Health Insurance Scheme by 2030, as part of efforts to reduce the country’s heavy dependence on out-of-pocket healthcare spending.
Iziaq Salako, the minister of state for health and social welfare, made this known in Abuja on Monday, at the ongoing National Health Financing Dialogue themed “Reimagining the Future of Health Financing in Nigeria.”
Salako commended the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for convening the forum at a time when Nigeria’s health sector is under increasing pressure to deliver sustainable and inclusive reforms.