to health care remains a challenge in Nigeria. This single challenge has escalated high rates of child and maternal mortality and morbidity across the country. Although 14 years ago, the country worked towards improving access in its bid to achieve universal health coverage established the National health insurance, NHIS, sadly, less than 5 percent of Nigerians are covered under the scheme.
In Oyo , beneficiaries can pay as low as N8, 000 to get enrolled in the scheme. To ensure a successful scheme, Oyo State Health Insurance Agency developed different healthcare plans to cover all categories of residents of the state in order to ensure that they have access to good healthcare services. These plans include: standard plan which is designed with the aim of achieving universal health coverage.
Noting that there was a very strong connection between Social Health Insurance and community empowerment, he said over 100,000 people has been enrolled in the mandatory scheme. He further explained that OYSHIA is being funded with 2 percent consolidated fund from the State’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.